Definition of RILIEVO

rilievo

Plural: rilievi, rilievos

Noun

  • A sculptured work in relief, where figures project from a background.
  • sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background
  • A relief.

Examples

  • Creating a complex word structure felt like crafting a RILIEVO on the Scrabble board.

Origin / Etymology

From Italian rilievo. Doublet of relief.

Synonyms

embossment, relief, relievo, sculptural relief

Scrabble Score: 10

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

Words With Friends Score: 12

rilievo: valid Words With Friends Word