Relief vs Relax - What's the difference?
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The removal of stress or discomfort.
*
, title=(The Celebrity), chapter=5
, passage=Although the Celebrity was almost impervious to sarcasm, he was now beginning to exhibit visible signs of uneasiness,
The feeling associated with the removal of stress or discomfort.
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, title=The Dust of Conflict
, chapter=20 The person who takes over a shift for another.
Aid or assistance offered in time of need.
(legal) Court-ordered compensation, aid, or protection, a redress.
A lowering of a tax through special provisions; short for tax relief.
A type of sculpture or other artwork in which shapes or figures protrude from a flat background.
The apparent difference in elevation in the surface of a painting or drawing made noticeable by a variation in light or color.
The difference of elevations on a surface.
To calm down.
To make something loose.
* Milton
To become loose.
To make something less severe or tense.
To become less severe or tense.
To make something (such as codes and regulations) more lenient.
* Jonathan Swift
(of codes and regulations) To become more lenient.
To relieve (something) from stress.
(dated) To relieve from constipation; to loosen; to open.
As a noun relief
is the removal of stress or discomfort.As a verb relax is
to calm down.relief
English
(wikipedia relief)Etymology 1
From (etyl) . See also relieve.Noun
(en noun)citation, passage=Tony's face expressed relief , and Nettie sat silent for a moment until the vicar said “It was a generous impulse, but it may have been a momentary one,
Synonyms
* (removal of stress and discomfort) ease, alleviation, liss, respite * (feeling of removal of stress and discomfort) ease, alleviation, liss * (person who takes over a shift) stand-in, substitute, backup, fill-inDerived terms
* relieve * relief agency * relief pitcher * relief map * relief workerEtymology 2
From (etyl) .Noun
(en noun)- the relief on that part of the Earth's surface
Synonyms
* (type of artwork) embossing * (difference of elevations on a surface) texture, topographyAnagrams
* * ----relax
English
Verb
(es)- to relax''' a rope or cord; to '''relax the muscles or sinews
- Horror all his joints relaxed .
- to relax''' discipline; to '''relax one's attention or endeavours
- The stature of mortmain was at several times relaxed by the legislature.
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citation, page=589 , passage=The Court rejected the contention that the doctrine of sovereign immunity should be relaxed as inapplicable to suits for specific relief as distinguished from damage suits, saying: "The Government, as representative of the community as a whole, cannot be stopped in its tracks by any plaintiff who presents a disputed question of property or contract right."}}
- Amusement relaxes the mind.
- An aperient relaxes the bowels.