snowflake
Frozen sky lace
A snowflake is a single crystal of snow, each one forming a unique hexagonal pattern as it falls.
The word extends to anything resembling this delicate structure.
In contemporary slang, snowflake is a dismissive term for someone perceived as overly sensitive or easily offended—suggesting fragility and an inflated sense of uniqueness: These snowflakes can't handle a little criticism.
Six-edged polygon's form
- dendriteNeuron's input branch
- latticeOpenwork of crossed strips
- iceWater's solid form
- facetsPolished gem surfaces
prism · geometric · structure · fractal · frostwork · symmetry · radial · pattern
Easily broken or damaged
- sensitiveEasily affected emotionally
- thin-skinnedEasily hurt by remarks
- entitledHaving rightful claim
- coddledExcessively sheltered or indulged
triggered · offended · delicate · overprotected · whiny · soft · millennial · pejorative
Easily broken or damaged
- ephemeralLasting very briefly
- fleetingPassing very quickly
- meltingSolid-to-liquid transition
- gossamerFilmy, delicate material
ethereal · wispy · feathery · lacy · dainty · intricate · fine · gentle
Brief burst of activity
- blizzardViolent prolonged snowstorm
- flurriesBrief, light precipitation
- powderFine dry particles
- dustingRemoving surface grime
whiteout · sleet · graupel · accumulation · drift · squall · frost · falling
Pure and untouched
- pureUnmixed, without impurities
- ivoryTusk-derived material
- frostThin ice coating
- paleLacking color intensity
crisp · clean · bright · glistening · sparkling · blanket · luminous · unblemished
Snow sport on runners
- snowboardSlope-riding platform
- tobogganRunnerless snow vehicle
- mittensThumbed hand coverings
- parkaInsulated hooded winter coat
fireplace · icicle · frostbite · hearth · sledding · polar · tundra · hibernation
One separate human being
- one-of-a-kindHaving no equivalent
- distinctClearly distinguishable, separate
- singularOne in number
- unrepeatableImpossible to do again
special · pattern · variation · formation · irreplaceable · original · distinctive · different
hexagonal
Six-edged polygon's form
facets · prism · geometric · structure · fractal · frostwork · symmetry · radial · pattern · molecular
fragile
Easily broken or damaged
- sensitiveEasily affected emotionally
- thin-skinnedEasily hurt by remarks
- entitledHaving rightful claim
coddled · triggered · offended · delicate · overprotected · whiny · soft · millennial · pejorative · snowflakery
fragile
Easily broken or damaged
gossamer · ethereal · wispy · feathery · lacy · dainty · intricate · fine · gentle · transient
flurry
Brief burst of activity
dusting · whiteout · sleet · graupel · accumulation · drift · squall · frost · falling · swirling
pristine
Pure and untouched
pale · crisp · clean · bright · glistening · sparkling · blanket · luminous · unblemished · immaculate
skiing
Snow sport on runners
parka · fireplace · icicle · frostbite · hearth · sledding · polar · tundra · hibernation · chill
individual
One separate human being
- one-of-a-kindHaving no equivalent
- distinctClearly distinguishable, separate
- singularOne in number
unrepeatable · special · pattern · variation · formation · irreplaceable · original · distinctive · different · identity
snowman
Human figure from precipitation
tongue · sledding · building · packing · throwing · children · mittens · carrot · scarf · frosty
- compound wordsbookmark, breakdown, sunlight, breakup, checkout
- cold thingsice, ice cream, freezer, glacier, iceberg
- snow for childrensnowman, snowball, sledding, igloo, snowball fight
- white thingschalk, milk, flour, paper, pearl
- ice and snowiceberg, ice floe, icicle, glacier, sea ice
- precipitationrain, hail, drizzle, sleet, rainfall
snowflakeraindrop
Falling water globule
sunbeam · ray of sunshine · dewdrop · steam · water vapor
snowflakeclone
Genetically identical organism
cookie-cutter · carbon copy · drone · conformist · sheep
- special snowflakeOne demanding unique treatment
- paper snowflakeCraft from folded, cut sheets
- snowflake's chance in hellZero probability of success
- snowflake patternDecorative frozen-water shape
- snowflake lightsDecorative ice-crystal-shaped lamps
- snowflake generationYouth perceived as oversensitive