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Dictionary > Nax

Word[?]
NAX Nax
Word Type[?]
noun
Pronunciation[?]
/næks/
Official Definition[?]

Cruelty
(POGGLE, p. 1097)
(PrimaGames.com)

Expanded Definition[?]

n. cruelty

Usage[?]

Occurs only in the dragon name Paarthurnax ‘ambition overlord cruelty’ and as the root of munax ‘cruel’.

Connotations[?]

Given relations to munax, is closer in meaning to ‘injustice’ than ‘atrocity’, the cruelties of unfair circumstances or something that is unyielding and beyond control.

Etymology[?]
No etymology to note.