snowflake

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈsnəʊ.fleɪk/

Noun

derogatory slang usually historical

A crystal of snow, having approximate hexagonal symmetry. / Any of several bulbous European plants, of the genus Leucojum, having white flowers. / The snow bunting, Plectrophenax nivalis.

Japanese Meaning

雪の結晶：おおよそ六角形の対称性を持つ雪の小さな結晶。 / 白い花を咲かせる球根植物：Leucojum属に属する、ヨーロッパ原産の球根植物。 / 雪上鳥：Plectrophenax nivalisとして知られる鳥。

What is this buttons?

A single snowflake landed on her mitten, its hexagonal pattern glinting in the streetlight.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

一つの雪の結晶が彼女のミトンに落ち、六角形の模様が街灯にきらめいた。

Details

Sense（1）

A crystal of snow, having approximate hexagonal symmetry.

Sense（2）

Any of several bulbous European plants, of the genus Leucojum, having white flowers.

Sense（3）

The snow bunting, Plectrophenax nivalis.

Sense（4）

(slang, derogatory) Someone who believes they are particularly unique and special.

When I come home, one space monkey is reading to the assembled space monkeys who sit covering the whole first floor. “You are not a beautiful and unique snowflake. You are the same decaying organic matter as everyone else, and we are all part of the same compost pile.”

Google Translation / DeepL Translation