Snowflake

/ˈsnoʊfleɪk/ noun

Definition

A single ice crystal or cluster of ice crystals falling from clouds, or colloquially, a person perceived as overly sensitive.

Etymology

Compound word from 'snow' and 'flake,' with 'flake' from Old Norse 'flaka' meaning a flat piece. The metaphorical usage emerged in recent decades.

Kelly Says

No two snowflakes are identical due to the countless variables in temperature, humidity, and air currents they encounter while forming and falling.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
በረዶ ቅንጣት
ARالعربية
ندفة الثلج
BNবাংলা
তুষার কণা
CACatalà
floc de neu
CSČeština
sněhová vločka
DADansk
snefnug
DEDeutsch
Schneeflocke
ELΕλληνικά
νιφάδα χιονιού
ESEspañol
copo de nieve
FAفارسی
دانه برف
FISuomi
lumihiutale
FRFrançais
flocon de neige
GUGU
બરફની ફોલી
HAHA
karfe sanyi
HEעברית
פתית שלג
HIहिन्दी
बर्फ का टुकड़ा
HUMagyar
hópihe
IDBahasa Indonesia
kepingan salju
IGIG
oke oku
ITItaliano
fiocco di neve
JA日本語
雪片
KKKK
қар құрсағы
KMKM
ល្អាច
KO한국어
눈송이
MRMR
बर्फाचे खोळे
MSBahasa Melayu
kepingan salju
MYမြန်မာ
နှင်းအစုများ
NLNederlands
sneeuwvlok
NONorsk
snøfnugg
PAPA
ਬਰਫ਼ ਦਾ ਤੁਕੜਾ
PLPolski
płatek śniegu
PTPortuguês
floco de neve
RORomână
fulg de nea
RUРусский
снежинка
SVSvenska
snöflingа
SWKiswahili
mote wa theluji
TAதமிழ்
பனிக்குவளை
TEతెలుగు
మంచు పూల
THไทย
เกล็ดหิมะ
TLTL
kopo ng niyebe
TRTürkçe
kar tanesi
UKУкраїнська
сніжинка
URاردو
برف کا ٹکڑا
VITiếng Việt
bông tuyết
YOYO
otiti iyepo
ZH中文
雪花
ZUZU
iqhwa lebhande

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