1
a
: of or relating to a pastel
b
: made with pastels
2
: pale and light in color
3
: lacking in body or vigor
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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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Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 11 Oct. 2024
To incorporate Verona Sunset into wedding decor, Brides suggests going with a nautical theme, mixing it with pastels, and pairing it with organic details, and more—and all of these ideas can also be applied to your home.
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Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 31 Oct. 2024
Choose from 15 different prints, including pastel plaids and mod leopard.
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Noun
The pastel pinks and greens on the disciples’ robes mark a departure from the depressing browns of art that came before him.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 11 Oct. 2024
To incorporate Verona Sunset into wedding decor, Brides suggests going with a nautical theme, mixing it with pastels, and pairing it with organic details, and more—and all of these ideas can also be applied to your home.
—Sharon Greenthal, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Oct. 2024
Adjective
The living room in particular is staged as if a super chic Golden Girls fan resides there: a pair of low-sitting circular chairs clad in a pastel floral fabric face a burl wood coffee table opposite a greige sofa.
—Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 31 Oct. 2024
Choose from 15 different prints, including pastel plaids and mod leopard.
—Jessica Kasparian, SELF, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Pastel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pastel. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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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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