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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.

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

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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]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pastel - any of various pale or light colors chromatic color, chromatic colour, spectral color, spectral colour - a color that has hue
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"

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pastel

adjective pale, light, soft, delicate, muted, soft-hued << OPPOSITE bright

Translations

pastel [ˈpæstl] adj → pastel; [painting] → al pastel

pastel [ˈpæstl] adj → pastel 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] adj → pastello inv

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pastel

adj pastel [ˈpӕstəl, (American ) pӕˈstel]

(of colours) pale, containing a lot of white a soft pastel green.pastelفاتِح او باهِت اللوْنпастеленpastelovýpastel-Pastell-...παστέλpastelpastell-روشنpastelli-pastelצֶבָע בִּהיר, פַּסטֶלहल्का फीका रंगpastelnipasztellwarna mudapastelliturpastello淡色の(색조가) 파스텔조(調)의pastelinispasteļu-pastellicht{#169}pastellpastelowypastelpas­te­latпастельныйpastelovýpastelenpastelnipastellสีซีดsoluk, pastel淡色的，柔和的пастельнийزرد رنگmàu nhạt淡色的，柔和的

n

1 a kind of coloured pencil, made with chalk, which makes a pale colour. pastelقَلَم باسْتِلпастелpastelpastelfarvekridtder Pastellstiftπαστέλpastelpastellkriitمداد شمعیpastelliliitupastelצִבעֵי פַּסטֶלपेस्टल रंगीन रेखा चित्र बनाने के लिए चाकpastelpasztellkrétapastelpastellitur, litkrítpastelloパステル파스텔 (크레용의 일종)pastelėpastelis, pasteļkrītiņšpastelpastelstiftpastellfargepastelpastelpastelпастельpastelbarvna kredapastelna bojicapastellkrita, -färgดินสอสีpastel boya彩色粉筆пастельرنگين چاکphấn màu彩色粉笔

2 a picture drawn with this kind of pencil. pastelصورَة مَرْسومَه بِقَلَم باسْتِلрисунка с пастелиpastelpastelmaleridie Pastellzeichnungζωγραφιά με παστέλpastelpastellmaalنقاشی شمعیpastellimaalauspastelצִיוּר בְּצִבעֵי פַּסטֶלवर्तिका चित्रpastelpasztellképlukisan pastelpastelmynd; krítarteikningpastelloパステル画파스텔 화pastelėpastelis, pasteļgleznalukisan pastelpasteltekeningpastellmaleripasteldesenho a pastelpas­telрисунок пастельюpastelpastelpastelpastellmålningภาพวาดดินสอสีpastel resim彩色粉筆畫пастельرنگين چاک سے بنائي گئي تصويرtranh vẽ bằng phấn màu彩色粉笔画