relieving

That brings relief.

Adjective

  1. That brings relief.
    • 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:

Origin

Etymology tree English relieve English -ing English relieving From relieve + -ing.

Forms

more relieving most relieving

Derived

relievingly unrelieving

Noun

  1. A 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:
    • 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:

Forms

relievings

Verb

  1. present participle and gerund of relieve