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.
