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pastel
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pas·tel  (p-stl)
n.
1.
a. A drawing medium of dried paste made of ground pigments and a water-based binder that is manufactured in crayon form.
b. A crayon of this material.
2.
a. A picture or sketch drawn with this type of crayon.
b. The art or process of drawing with pastels.
3. A soft delicate hue; a pale color: a room done all in pastels.
4. A sketchy or brief prose work.
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or made of pastel.
2. Pale and soft in color.

[French, from Italian pastello, material made into a paste, from Late Latin pastellus, woad dye, diminutive of pasta, paste; see paste1.]

pastel
Noun
1.
a. a crayon made of ground pigment bound with gum
b. a picture drawn with such crayons
2. a pale delicate colour
Adjective
(of a colour) pale and delicate: pastel pink [Latin pasta paste]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.pastelpastel - any of various pale or light colors
Adj.1.pastel - lacking in body or vigor; "faded pastel charms of the naive music"
delicate - exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury; "a delicate violin passage"; "delicate china"; "a delicate flavor"; "the delicate wing of a butterfly"
2.pastel - delicate and pale in color; "pastel pink"
light-colored, light - (used of color) having a relatively small amount of coloring agent; "light blue"; "light colors such as pastels"; "a light-colored powder"

pastel
adjective pale, light, soft, delicate, muted, soft-hued << OPPOSITE bright
Translations
pastel [ˈpæstl] adjpastel; [painting] → al pastel

pastel [ˈpæstl] adjpastel inv
n (Art) (= pencil); (crayon m) pastel m: (= drawing); (dessin m au) pastel (= colour); ton m pastel inv

pastel [ˈpæstl] adj [colour] → Pastell-

pastel [ˈpæstl] adjpastello inv

pastel
adj pastel [ˈpӕstəl, (American ) pӕˈstel]
(of colours) pale, containing a lot of white a soft pastel green. pastel فاتِح او باهِت اللوْن пастелен pastelový pastel- Pastell-... παστέλ pastel pastell- روشن pastelli- pastel צֶבָע בִּהיר, פַּסטֶל हल्का फीका रंग pastelni pasztell warna muda pastellitur pastello 淡色の (색조가) 파스텔조(調)의 pastelinis pasteļu- pastel licht{#169} pastell pastelowy pastel pas­te­lat пастельный pastelový pastelen pastelni pastell สีซีด soluk, pastel 淡色的,柔和的 пастельний زرد رنگ màu nhạt 淡色的
n
1 a kind of coloured pencil, made with chalk, which makes a pale colour. pastel قَلَم باسْتِل пастел pastel pastelfarvekridt der Pastellstift παστέλ pastel pastellkriit مداد شمعی pastelliliitu pastel צִבעֵי פַּסטֶל पेस्टल रंगीन रेखा चित्र बनाने के लिए चाक pastel pasztellkréta pastel pastellitur, litkrít pastello パステル 파스텔 (크레용의 일종) pastelė pastelis, pasteļkrītiņš pastel pastelstift pastellfarge pastel pastel pastel пастель pastel barvna kreda pastelna bojica pastellkrita, -färg ดินสอสี pastel boya 彩色粉筆 пастель رنگين چاک phấn màu 彩色
2 a picture drawn with this kind of pencil. pastel صورَة مَرْسومَه بِقَلَم باسْتِل рисунка с пастели pastel pastelmaleri die Pastellzeichnung ζωγραφιά με παστέλ pastel pastellmaal نقاشی شمعی pastellimaalaus pastel צִיוּר בְּצִבעֵי פַּסטֶל वर्तिका चित्र pastel pasztellkép lukisan pastel pastelmynd; krítarteikning pastello パステル画 파스텔 화 pastelė pastelis, pasteļglezna lukisan pastel pasteltekening pastellmaleri pastel desenho a pastel pas­tel рисунок пастелью pastel pastel pastel pastellmålning ภาพวาดดินสอสี pastel resim 彩色粉筆畫 пастель رنگين چاک سے بنائي گئي تصوير tranh vẽ bằng phấn màu 彩色


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