pastel — [[t]pæ̱st(ə)l, AM pæste̱l[/t]] pastels 1) ADJ: ADJ n, ADJ colour Pastel colours are pale rather than dark or bright. ...delicate pastel shades. ...pastel pink, blue, peach and green. ...pretty pastel coloured houses. N COUNT Pastel is also a noun … English dictionary
pastel — I UK [ˈpæst(ə)l] / US [pæˈstel] adjective having a pale soft colour pastel shades/colours pastel pink II UK [ˈpæst(ə)l] / US [pæˈstel] noun Word forms pastel : singular pastel plural pastels 1) [countable] a pale soft colour We ve chosen muted… … English dictionary
Pastel — For other uses, see Pastel (disambiguation). Commercial pastels Pastel is an art medium in the form of a stick, consisting of pure powdered pigment and a binder. The pigments used in pastels are the same as those used to produce all colored art… … Wikipedia
Pink — This article is about the color. For the singer, see Pink (singer). For other uses, see Pink (disambiguation). Pink Common connotations girls … Wikipedia
pastel — pas|tel1 [ˈpæstl US pæˈstel] n [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: Italian pastello, from Late Latin pasta; PASTE1] 1.) a) [U and C] a small coloured stick for drawing pictures with, made of a substance like ↑chalk b) … Dictionary of contemporary English
pink — adj., noun VERBS ▪ glow ▪ The western sky was glowing pink. ▪ go, grow, turn ▪ She could feel herself going pink … Collocations dictionary
pastel — noun Pastel is used before these nouns: ↑blue, ↑colour, ↑drawing, ↑pink, ↑portrait, ↑shade, ↑tone … Collocations dictionary
pastel — noun /ˈpæstəl,pæsˈtɛl/ a) Any of several subdued tints of colors, usually associated with pink, peach, yellow, green, blue and lavender b) A drawing made with any of those colors … Wiktionary
Variations of pink — Some tints and shades of pink This article is about notable tints and shades of the color pink. These various colors are shown below … Wikipedia
List of colors — See also: List of colors (compact), List of color palettes, and Index of color related articles Color is an important part of the visual arts, fashion, interior design and many other fields and disciplines. The following is a comprehensive… … Wikipedia