relieving

1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of relieve

comparative more relieving · superlative most relieving

1. That brings relief.First known use 16th c.

   Like a weary insomniac, France too greeted the relieving dawn chiefly longing for one thing only – repose.

   1977, Alistair Horne, A Savage War of Peace, New York: Review Books, published 2006, page 24

plural relievings

1. archaicA change in colour, texture, etc. that relieves monotony.

   Purple flowers are commonly contrasted with centres or variegations of bright yellow, as blue flowers are with like relievings of orange […]

   1850, George Field, Rudiments of the Painters' Art, page 68

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   The light—divested of its aching brilliancy, lies sweetly upon the floor, checkered as that old man's life, in its quaint, yet charming relievings of shadow.

   1855, Arthur's Illustrated Home Magazine, volume 5, page 42