1
a
: of or relating to a pastel
b
: made with pastels
2
: pale and light in color
3
: lacking in body or vigor
Examples of pastel in a Sentence
Noun
She has a collection of pastels.
She prefers a pastel like light yellow.
The room is painted in a pastel shade of blue.
Adjective
a pastel blue to go with the pale pink walls
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Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 1 Apr. 2025
Natural colors can be sensitive to heat, light, oxygen and changes in pH. Pigments extracted from berries, cabbage, and red radishes, for instance, may register as a purply-blue when used in a neutral-pH cookie dough but change to a pastel pink when added to an acidic lemonade.
—Ali Bouzari, Bon Appetit Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 1 Apr. 2025
Oyster Perpetual 28 Rolex is updating its Oyster Perpetual range with new lacquered dials in muted pastel colors: lavender, beige and pistachio.
—Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 1 Apr. 2025
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Noun
While the front of each watch features a grand feu enamel dial executed over a hand-guilloché base in a beautiful pastel color, the reverse features one of four reproductions of a book-sized Persian painting executed in the space of just 2 sq. cm.
—Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 1 Apr. 2025
Natural colors can be sensitive to heat, light, oxygen and changes in pH. Pigments extracted from berries, cabbage, and red radishes, for instance, may register as a purply-blue when used in a neutral-pH cookie dough but change to a pastel pink when added to an acidic lemonade.
—Ali Bouzari, Bon Appetit Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
On one of the three pieces, it is executed in the grand feu enamel technique using pastel shades; on another, the depiction is made via guilloché and grand feu enamel.
—Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 1 Apr. 2025
Oyster Perpetual 28 Rolex is updating its Oyster Perpetual range with new lacquered dials in muted pastel colors: lavender, beige and pistachio.
—Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 1 Apr. 2025
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“Pastel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pastel. Accessed 11 Apr. 2025.
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pastel
1 of 2 noun
pas·tel
pas-ˈtel 
1
a
: a paste made of ground color and used for making crayons
b
: a crayon of such paste
2
: a drawing in pastel
3
: any of various pale or light colors
pastel
2 of 2 adjective1
: of, relating to, or made with pastels
2
: pale and light in color
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