snowflake meaning

snowflake as a noun

1. a crystal of snow

   Synonyms: flake

   Type of: crystal

2. white Arctic bunting

   Synonyms: snow bunting, snowbird, Plectrophenax nivalis

   Type of: bunting

snowflake in a sentence

• Then, a lone snowflake floated down from the night sky.
• No snowflake ever feels responsible for the avalanche.
• One snowflake is the first component of an avalanche.
• Every falling snowflake dances its premortem dance.
• I must be a snowflake because I've fallen for you.

How to pronounce snowflake

snowflake is pronounced /ˈsnəʊfleɪk/ in British English and /ˈsnoʊfleɪk/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.