pastel

[US]/'pæst(ə)l/
[UK]/pæ'stɛl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. soft in color; colored wax pencil
n. colored wax pencil; colored wax pencil drawing

Phrases & Collocations

pastel colors

soft pastel

pastel hues

Example Sentences

pastels and light colours are in this year.

the subtlest of pastels and creams.

a choice of fashion colours from pastels through to brights.

The rooms were decorated in delicate pastel shades.

a pastel entitled ‘Girl braiding her hair’.

Puristic cuboids and rectangles in soft pastels, paired with dark areas and a red bottle top – an actual eye catcher.

Real-world Examples

We add neon and we add pastels and we use new materials.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) March 2015 Collection

I love a jewel tone and I also love pastel.

Source: Learn to dress like a celebrity.

Is it true that you went to, like, France and studied pastel painting compositions?

Source: Connection Magazine

As you can see, this gives us many different shades, from a deep reddish brown… to light pastel pink.

Source: Popular Science Essays

If you look at Malay villages, the colors are kind of pastel.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) January 2022 Collection

He made a pasteboard house for himself and pasted some pastels on the wall.

Source: Pan Pan

The oversized, pastel hand-me-downs do the same thing for her that they did for Cersei, reflect her lack of power.

Source: Vox opinion

Smokey eye or pastel palette? Oh my God.

Source: 73 Quick Questions and Answers with Celebrities

I have sweets with my makeup, fruit pastels everywhere.

Source: A day’s diet of a celebrity.

But it was so beautiful and such a beautiful pastel shade.

Source: Classic styles of celebrities

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