Definition of RELIEVO

relievo

Plural: relievos

Noun

  • Sculptural artwork where figures project from a flat background.
  • sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background
  • Relief (surface carving).

Examples

  • His masterful play created a RELIEVO of high-scoring words across the Words With Friends board.

Origin / Etymology

From Italian rilievo.

Synonyms

embossment, relief, rilievo, sculptural relief

Scrabble Score: 10

relievo: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
relievo: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
relievo: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

relievo: valid Words With Friends Word