noun
plural -liefs
a pleasant and relaxed feeling that someone has when something unpleasant stops or does not happen [noncount]
[noncount] :the removal or reducing of something that is painful or unpleasant
[noncount] things (such as food, money, or medicine) that are given to help people who are victims of a war, earthquake, flood, etc.
b chiefly US old-fashioned :money that is given by the government to poor people :welfare
[noncount] :a person or group that replaces another person or group that needs rest or has finished a period of work
something that is enjoyable and that replaces for a short time something that is boring, unpleasant, or difficult [singular]
[noncount] :a way of decorating wood, stone, metal, etc., with designs that stick out above the surface
[count] :a work of art with designs that stick out above the surface
[noncount] :a situation in which something is more noticeable when it is compared to something else