Plural of pastel
regular plural
The plural of pastel is pastels.
Forms of pastel
| Singular | pastel /ˈpæstl̩/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | pastels |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Plural of pastel by meaning
- any of several subdued tints of colors, usually associated with pink, peach, yellow...: pastels
- a traditional dish in various Latin American countries and in Indonesia, resembling a...: pastels or pasteles
Pastels in a sentence
- Fairycore, for example, incorporates things like soft pastels, butterflies, mushrooms, springtime and a sense of magic.2021 October 9, Melissa Hank, “Gear up for Halloween any witch way you like”, in Edmonton Journal, page E3. From the entry fairycore
- High Tide is laden with luscious pastels, watery vistas and quirky, weather-beaten clam joints.1988 April 16, Elizabeth Pincus, “Taming Upstart Women”, in Gay Community News, page 7. From the entry watery
- One wall, covered with paintings of burly, cigared men and buxom, sun-glassed women, is a rainbow of pastels.1981 May 15, Peggy Meill, “In School With Aidron Duckworth”, in Valley News, volume 28, number 286, page 15. From the entry cigared
- As Robert Clergerie, whose unisex Popée shoe comes in an array of pastels and eye-popping metallics, explained the attraction, “It gives manhood to women.”2007 May 24, Karin Nelson, “Keeping Time in Cool Comfort”, in New York Times. From the entry metallic
- You'll notice that all the illustrations are done in different media: some with pencil crayons, some with felts, some with paint, some with chalk pastels.1989, Anne D. Forester, Margaret Reinhard, The Learners' Way, page 116. From the entry felt
Meaning of pastel
- noun Any of several subdued tints of colors, usually associated with pink, peach, yellow, green, blue, and lavender.
- noun A drawing made with any of those colors.
- noun A type of dried paste used to make crayons.
Questions about the plural of pastel
- What is the plural of pastel?
- The plural of pastel is pastels.
- Is pastel countable?
- Pastel is a countable and uncountable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: pastel (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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