(archaic) A change in colour, texture, etc. that relieves monotony.

Capable of being relieved; fitted to receive relief.

plural of relieving

(euphemistic) To urinate or defecate.

(euphemistic) To defecate or urinate.

that relieves pain

plural of relieving officer

(UK, historical) A person employed to evaluate the cases of people applying for relief, and to allocate funds or authorize entry to the workhouse. / (UK, university slang, obsolete) One's father.

(architecture) An arch in a wall to relieve the part below it from a superincumbent weight.

plural of relieving arch