Pastel

/ˈpæstl̩/

Synonyms for "pastel" (123 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (25)

air brushart paperblack and whitebrouillonbrushcamera lucidacamera obscuracanvascartoonchalkcharcoalcharcoal drawingchiaroscurocrayoncreamydelicatedelineationdesign
Noun(7 words)
apply pastel pigmentschalk pastelchalkycolor with pastelscream butterdawn lightdesaturated

Strong matches (37)

Noun(6 words)
draw with pastelsgentle designlightlight descriptorlighten colormuted palette
Adjective(1 words)

Related words (61)

Noun(10 words)
palepale colorpastel stickpastelisticsoftsoft aestheticsoft pastelsoft shadesoft-texturedtone with pale color

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

6 relation types

More general

13 entries
aestheticsart materialart mediumart techniquechromatic colorchromatic colourcolorcolor familycoloringdesign practicedrawing mediumspectral colorspectral colour

More specific

21 entries
chalk pastelhard pastellavendermint greenmuted palettemuted shadingoil pastelpale bluepale pinkpale tintingpastel bluepastel drawingpastel greenpastel paintingpastel pinkpastel stick

Showing 16 of 21 words.

Collocations

13 entries
chalk pastelcolor with pastelspastel bluepastel chalkspastel colorpastel drawingpastel palettepastel paperpastel pinkpastel shadepastel shadingpastel tonessoft pastel

Inflections

5 entries
more pastelmost pastelpastelledpastellingpastels

Derivations

5 entries

similar

3 entries

Sample sentences

3 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

I like pastel colors.

Source: tatoeba (5079064)

Madame de Pompadour liked pastel colors and floral patterns.

Source: tatoeba (8187107)

Wool was dyed in the pastel vat.

Source: wiktionary

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