snowflake
English
/ˈsnəʊ.fleɪk/, /ˈsnoʊ.fleɪk/
noun
Definitions
- A crystal of snow, having approximate hexagonal symmetry.
- Any of several bulbous European plants, of the genus , having white flowers.
- The snow bunting, Plectrophenax nivalis.
- (slang) Someone who believes they are as unique and special as a snowflake.
- (slang) Someone hypersensitive to insult or offense, especially a young person with politically correct sensibilities.
- Someone (usually white) who was opposed to the abolition of slavery (Missouri, 1860s)
- (ophthalmology) A type of lesion that appears as scattered white-brown spots under high magnification light microscopy.
- Something that is unique in every presentation.
- (slang) A Caucasian person.
Etymology
Compound from English snow + English flake.
Origin
English
flake
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Flakegate English
- Snowmageddon English
- antiflake English
- beflake English
- besnow English
- branflake English
- cornflake English
- desnow English
- flake English
- flakeable English
- flakeboard English
- flakeless English
- flakelet English
- flakelike English
- flakeproof English
- flaker English
- flaky English
- microflake English
- nanoflake English
- nonsnow English
- snow English
- snow bike English
- snow panther English
- snow pillow English
- snow plow English
- snow shed English
- snow shower English
- snow tire English
- snow-free English
- snow-white English
- snowball English
- snowbank English
- snowbase English
- snowbear English
- snowbell English
- snowbelt English
- snowberry English
- snowbird English
- snowblade English
- snowblind English
- snowblink English
- snowblower English
- snowboard English
- snowboot English
- snowbound English
- snowbrush English
- snowbush English
- snowcap English
- snowcapt English
- snowclad English
- snowcock English
- snowcone English
- snowcrete English
- snowcross English
- snowdog English
- snowdome English
- snowdrift English
- snowdrop English
- snower English
- snowest English
- snoweth English
- snowface English
- snowfall English
- snowfield English
- snowfight English
- snowfighter English
- snowfinch English
- snowflakelike English
- snowflakeness English
- snowflakery English
- snowflaky English
- snowfleck English
- snowfolk English
- snowful English
- snowgirl English
- snowgo English
- snowgrass English
- snowgun English
- snowhole English
- snowish English
- snowkid English
- snowkiting English
- snowlady English
- snowless English
- snowlight English
- snowlike English
- snowmachine English
- snowmaking English
- snowman English
- snowmelt English
- snowmeow English
- snowmobile English
- snowologist English
- snowout English
- snowpack English
- snowperson English
- snowpile English
- snowpit English
- snowplane English
- snowplough English
- snowplow English
- snowpocalypse English
- snowprint English
- snowproof English
- snowrut English
- snowscape English
- snowshoe English
- snowshower English
- snowslide English
- snowslip English
- snowsport English
- snowsquall English
- snowstorm English
- snowsuit English
- snowsure English
- snowsurfer English
- snowsurfing English
- snowswept English
- snowthrower English
- snowtime English
- snowtopped English
- snowwear English
- snowwoman English
- snowy English
- soapflake English
- sootflake English
- thundersnow English
- undersnow English
- wheatflake English
- sinó Portuguese
- flake Middle English
- snow Middle English
- ސްނޯ Divehi, Dhivehi, Maldivian
- snow
- flaky
- flake
- snowy
- desnow
- snower
- flaker
- besnow
- snowgo
- snowgun
- beflake
- snowman
- snowest
- snoweth
- snowkid
- snowcap
- snowrut
- snowdog
- snowpit
- snowout
- nonsnow
- snowish
- snowful
- snowgirl
- snowpile
- snowmelt
- snowlady
- snowtime
- snowclad
- snowwear
- snowpack
- snowcock
- snowshoe
- snowbank
- snowbelt
- snowball
- snowbell
- snowfolk
- snowfall
- snowdrop
- snowhole
- snowplow
- snowless
- snowmeow
- snowface
- snowbase
- snowlike
- snowbear
- flakelet
- snowsuit
- snowsure
- snowslip
- snowbush
- snowcapt
- snowbird
- snowboot
- snowdome
- snowcone
- snowblink
- snowboard
- snowdrift
- snow tire
- snowgrass
- antiflake
- snowprint
- snowscape
- snowfight
- snowblind
- snowbrush
- nanoflake
- snowslide
- snowlight
- snowswept
- snowcrete
- snowproof
- flakelike
- Flakegate
- sootflake
- branflake
- flakeable
- snowplane
- cornflake
- snowblade
- snowbound
- undersnow
- snow bike
- flakeless
- snowwoman
- snowstorm
- snowcross
- snowfleck
- snowflaky
- snow shed
- snowsport
- snowfield
- snowfinch
- snowberry
- soapflake
- snow-free
- snow plow
- snowtopped
- flakeproof
- flakeboard
- snowmobile
- snowshower
- snowmaking
- snowkiting
- snowplough
- snowsurfer
- snow-white
- wheatflake
- snowblower
- snowsquall
- microflake
- snowperson
- thundersnow
- snowologist
- snow shower
- snowfighter
- snowsurfing
- snow pillow
- snowmachine
- snowflakery
- snowthrower
- snow panther
- Snowmageddon
- snowpocalypse
- snowflakelike
- snowflakeness