snowflakes
Frozen lace falling
Snowflakes are ice crystals that fall as snow, each forming a unique hexagonal pattern.
The singular snowflake describes someone considered overly sensitive or fragile—typically used dismissively by those who view others as unable to handle criticism or hardship: These snowflakes get offended by everything.
The term gained political currency in the 2010s, often directed at younger generations or political opponents.
Violent prolonged snowstorm
- frostThin ice coating
- flurryBrief burst of activity
- driftsMoves without direction
- whiteoutSnow blindness weather
freezing · powder · sleet · ice · cold · avalanche · skiing · sleigh
Solid water structure
- dendriteNeuron's input branch
- hexagonalSix-edged polygon's form
- latticeOpenwork of crossed strips
- facetPlane on cut stone
prism · crystalline · formation · structure · branching · symmetry · microscopic · intricate
Six-edged polygon's form
- fractalShape repeating at every scale
- radialEmanating from center
- geometricRelating to mathematical shapes
- patternRecurring arrangement or template
branching · dendritic · bilateral · mirror · tessellation · design · order · regularity
Ease of breaking
- sensitivityResponsiveness to stimuli
- entitlementAssumed right to benefits
- coddledExcessively sheltered or indulged
- triggeredCaused to activate
millennial · oversensitive · delicate · thin-skinned · special
Easily broken or damaged
- etherealDelicate beyond earthly measure
- gossamerFilmy, delicate material
- wispyThin and insubstantial
- featheryLight and soft-textured
filigree · dainty · light · airy · soft · gentle · fine · translucent
Passing very quickly
- meltingSolid-to-liquid transition
- transientTemporary, soon departing
- vanishingCeasing to be visible
- momentaryLasting very briefly
dissolving · impermanent · evanescent · short-lived · passing · brief · temporary · disappearing
Having no equivalent
- distinctiveReadily identifiable, set apart
- singularOne in number
- unrepeatableImpossible to do again
- individualOne separate human being
fingerprint · no two alike · original · matchless · pattern · variation · irreplaceable · nonpareil
blizzard
Violent prolonged snowstorm
whiteout · freezing · powder · sleet · ice · cold · avalanche · skiing · sleigh · mittens
ice crystal
Solid water structure
facet · prism · crystalline · formation · structure · branching · symmetry · microscopic · intricate · frozen
hexagonal
Six-edged polygon's form
- fractalShape repeating at every scale
- radialEmanating from center
- geometricRelating to mathematical shapes
pattern · branching · dendritic · bilateral · mirror · tessellation · design · order · regularity · proportion
fragility
Ease of breaking
- sensitivityResponsiveness to stimuli
- entitlementAssumed right to benefits
- coddledExcessively sheltered or indulged
triggered · millennial · oversensitive · delicate · thin-skinned · special
fragile
Easily broken or damaged
feathery · filigree · dainty · light · airy · soft · gentle · fine · translucent · papery
fleeting
Passing very quickly
momentary · dissolving · impermanent · evanescent · short-lived · passing · brief · temporary · disappearing · fugitive
one-of-a-kind
Having no equivalent
- distinctiveReadily identifiable, set apart
- singularOne in number
- unrepeatableImpossible to do again
individual · fingerprint · no two alike · original · matchless · pattern · variation · irreplaceable · nonpareil
- winterice, cold, frozen, frost, icicle
- Seasonal Motifsautumn, fall, spring flowers, springtime, summer
- snow for childrensledding, igloo, making tracks, frosty, Jack Frost
- kids craftsfinger paint, finger painting, crayons, coloring, construction paper
- Snowsnowbank, blizzard, powder, flurry, flurries
- Christmas displaysChristmas tree, Christmas trees, decorations, lights, ornaments
snowflakesraindrops
Individual bits of precipitation
hail · sleet · drizzle · downpour · monsoon rain
snowflakessunbeams
Streaks of solar light
heat waves · embers · flames · desert sand · hot coals
snowflakesclones
Genetically identical copies
carbon copies · copies · duplicates · interchangeable parts · cookie-cutter
- 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