pastel

Signification (Anglais)

1. (countable, uncountable) Any of several subdued tints of colors, usually associated with pink, peach, yellow, green, blue, and lavender.
2. (countable, uncountable) A drawing made with any of those colors.
3. (countable, uncountable) A type of dried paste used to make crayons.
4. (countable, uncountable) A crayon made from such a paste.
5. (countable, uncountable) Woad.

Concepts

pastel

Synonymes

crayon

🖍️

crayon drawing

faded

gouache

light

lukewarm

pale

tepid

washy

light color

pale-hued

drawing with coloured chalk

Traductions

pastel

pastel

🖍️

kleurkrijt

tekenkrijt

pastello

pastel

pastel

Pastell

باستيل

Pastellgemälde

Pastellfarben

χρωματοκόνδυλο ζωγραφικής

παστέλ

Pastell…

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈpæstl̩/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Borrowed from French pastel, from Italian pastello (“pastel”), from Medieval Latin pastellum (“dough, paste”), from Latin pasta (“dough, paste”), ultimately from Ancient Greek πάστη (pástē, “dough, paste”). Doublet of pastegh, pastiglia, pastila, pastilla, and pastille.