Antonyms for crux


Grammar : Noun
Spell : kruhks
Phonetic Transcription : krÊŒks


Definition of crux

Origin :
  • 1814, "cross," from Latin crux "cross" (see cross (n.)). Figurative use for "a central difficulty," is older, from 1718; perhaps from Latin crux interpretum "a point in a text that is impossible to interpret," in which the literal sense is something like "crossroads of interpreters." Extended sense of "central point" is from 1888.
  • noun most important part
Example sentences :
  • "That 'somehow' is the crux, my dear Livia," said Mrs. Sinclair.
  • Extract from : « The Cook's Decameron: A Study in Taste: » by Mrs. W. G. Waters
  • Absolute and perfect union is possible only at the center, the crux, of Being.
  • Extract from : « Sex=The Unknown Quantity » by Ali Nomad
  • Here, in truth, lies the crux of the greatest problem of all.
  • Extract from : « Socialism » by John Spargo
  • At Skulltree was the crux of the situation, as Flagg had insisted, ragefully.
  • Extract from : « Joan of Arc of the North Woods » by Holman Day
  • This is the crux of the hypnotic dilemma and the answer is far from solved.
  • Extract from : « A Practical Guide to Self-Hypnosis » by Melvin Powers
  • The crux of the communication, like that of a school-girl's letter, comes last.
  • Extract from : « East of Suez » by Frederic Courtland Penfield
  • Disclosing the crux of his plot, his voice took on a jubilant tone.
  • Extract from : « Sundry Accounts » by Irvin S. Cobb
  • They had come to the crux which Crashaw had wished to avoid.
  • Extract from : « The Wonder » by J. D. Beresford
  • That was the crux of the whole thing—he, Peter Ogilvie, was the next heir.
  • Extract from : « Peter and Jane » by S. (Sarah) Macnaughtan
  • Hist., was undoubtedly the well-known Crux ansata, the symbol of life.
  • Extract from : « Notes and Queries, Number 197, August 6, 1853 » by Various

Synonyms for crux

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