noun · countable / uncountable · rare

pastel

past·el

pastel · pastels · pasteles

пастель

Pastellfarbe

Any of several subdued tints of colors, usually associated with pink, peach, yellow,…Any of several subdued tints of colors, usually associated with pink, peach, yellow, green, blue, and lavender.

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UK/ˈpæstl̩/US/pæsˈtɛl/

» I like watercolors more than pastels.

Акварель мне нравится больше, чем пастель.

Meaning

7 senses

(countable, uncountable)Any of several subdued tints of colors, usually associated with pink, peach, yellow, green, blue, and lavender.
Pastellfarbe
пасте́льpastɛ́lʹ
(countable, uncountable)A drawing made with any of those colors.
пасте́льpastɛ́lʹ
any of various pale or light colors
(countable, uncountable)A type of dried paste used to make crayons.
пасте́льpastɛ́lʹ
(countable, uncountable)A crayon made from such a paste.
пасте́льpastɛ́lʹ
пасте́льpastélʹ
(countable, uncountable)Woad.
Wool was dyed in the pastel vat.
(countable, uncountable)A traditional dish in various Latin American countries and in Indonesia, resembling a tamale, pasty, or calzone.
(countable, uncountable)A Filipino stew made with vegetables, sausages, and chicken or other meat in a creamy sauce.

Examples

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I like watercolors more than pastels.
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I think pastel-colored things feel more feminine.
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Tom looks good in that pastel-colored shirt.
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Where is my son's pastel-colored baby blanket?
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This pastel-colored dress is twenty five percent off.
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Translations

8 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

crayon made from such a paste:

Русский

By meaning 1

any of several subdued tints of colors:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

any of several subdued tints of colors:

Origin

Borrowed from French pastel, from Italian pastello (“pastel”), from Medieval Latin pastell

Borrowed from French pastel, from Italian pastello (“pastel”), from Medieval Latin pastellum (“dough, paste”), from Latin pasta (“dough, paste”), ultimately from Ancient Greek πάστη (pástē, “dough, paste”). Doublet of pastegh, pastiglia, pastila, pastilla, and pastille.

Borrowed from Spanish pastel, ultimately the same word as Etymology 1.

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