pastelnoun
uk/ˈpæs.təl/us/pæsˈtel/pastel noun (MATERIAL)
[ C or U ] a soft, coloured substance, usually in the form of a small stick, that is used to draw pictures, or a picture made using this:
Do you like working with pastels/in pastel?
The show includes 85 paintings, pastels, and sculptures.
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Pictures
- -scape
- abstract
- aquatint
- canvas
- caricature
- cartoon
- graphics
- halo
- identikit
- illustration
- infographic
- pencil
- pixelated
- poster
- rough
- seascape
- self-portrait
- shade
- sketch
- speech bubble
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Painting & drawing materials
pastel noun (COLOUR)
[ C ] a colour that is pale and soft
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Colourless or causing colour to fade
- bleach
- colorless
- colourless
- discolour
- drab
- dull
- fade
- faded
- frost
- ghostly
- light
- muted
- paleness
- palish
- sober
- sombre
- subdued
- washed out
- weather
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pasteladjective [ before noun ]
uk/ˈpæs.təl/us/pæsˈtel/having a pale soft colour:
Their house is decorated in pastel shades.
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The qualities of colour
- a riot of colour idiom
- ablaze
- brash
- bright
- colorful
- colourful
- deep
- depth
- dusky
- flamboyant
- fluorescent
- harsh
- high-visibility
- loud
- muddy
- psychedelic
- pure
- riot
- technicolor
- warm
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