welfare vs relief

relief vs welfare

welfare and relief both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
welfare	Yes	No	No	No
relief	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, relief is a hyponym of welfare; that is, relief is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than welfare:

welfare: governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need
relief: aid for the aged or indigent or handicapped

Other hyponyms of welfare include social insurance, dole, pogey, pogy.

welfare (noun)	relief (noun)
governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need	aid for the aged or indigent or handicapped
something that aids or promotes well-being	the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance)
a contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous	assistance in time of difficulty
	the act of freeing a city or town that has been besieged
	sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background
	a change for the better
	the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
	someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)
	(law) redress awarded by a court
	the condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress)
	a pause for relaxation

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