jones C2+ Topic:Register & Style US /ˈdʒoʊnz/ UK /ˈdʒəʊnz/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a strong craving or addiction (slang); to crave intensely By noon he had a serious jones for a cup of coffee. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a strong craving or... cravingaddictionyearninghankeringfixationitch ↔ Opposites aversion Word family Derived forms jonesing Etymology AI details American slang of the 1960s, originally drug-users' jargon for a heroin habit, from the surname 'Jones', of uncertain specific reference. Topics Register & Style General Vocabulary External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # jones **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈdʒoʊnz/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈdʒəʊnz/ ## Meanings 1. a strong craving or addiction (slang); to crave intensely ## Examples - By noon he had a serious jones for a cup of coffee. ## Synonyms - craving - addiction - yearning - hankering - fixation - itch ## Antonyms - aversion ## Derived Forms - jonesing ## Etymology American slang of the 1960s, originally drug-users' jargon for a heroin habit, from the surname 'Jones', of uncertain specific reference. ## AI Etymology Jones has the etymology: American slang of the 1960s, originally drug-users' jargon for a heroin habit, from the surname 'Jones', of uncertain specific reference. As a noun, jones means a strong craving or addiction (slang); to crave intensely. The same family is visible in derived forms such as jonesing. The uncertainty belongs to the older derivation, so the explanation should preserve alternatives rather than choosing one unsupported origin. ## Topics - Register & Style - General Vocabulary markdown