snowflake

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a small crystal or flake of snow, often with six-sided symmetry

   A single snowflake landed on the sleeve of her coat.

2. 2
   noun

   a person regarded as overly sensitive or convinced of being uniquely special, often derogatory

   The comment thread dismissed every critic as a snowflake instead of answering the argument.

From snow + flake. The figurative human sense extends the idea of each snowflake being delicate and unique.

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