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jones

4 9.3

A strong desire for something you want a lot, like food or an activity

noun
/dʒoʊnz/

Slang

: antojo

After months of dieting, Jane had a serious jones for chocolate cake.

Examples

He developed a jones for travel after seeing photos of exotic places.
My friend always has a jones for new video games when a popular title is released.
He has thrilled us with intrepid escapades in archaeology, feeding our Jones for adventure.

Synonyms

addiction

vsjones

354 4.1

A strong harmful need to keep using a drug or activity even when you cannot stop

is informal and names a craving that feels extreme yet may be less harmful

craving

vsjones

43 3.7

A very strong desire for things like food or cigarettes

feels like an addictive need rather than a plain desire

compulsion

vsjones

39 6.7

A strong urge to do something that is hard to control

focuses on a strong desire feeling not primarily an urge to act

hankering

vsjones

10 6.6

A strong wish to have or do something

is informal and suggests an addictive urgent need rather than a gentle longing

yen

vsjones

5 7.5

A strong desire for something

is informal and often suggests an addictive type of need

hungriness

vsjones

1 5.9

A strong desire to get or achieve something

is informal and implies an addictive wanting rather than mere intensity

appetency

vsjones

1 9.9

A strong wish to have or try something

is informal and implies an addictive intense need rather than a general desire

Antonyms

indifference

66 4.6

Lack of interest or concern about something

disinterest

9 5.8

Not feeling interested in something, like a talk or task

Compounds

Dow Jones

108 4.2

A number showing the average price of stocks in 30 large US companies

Dow Jones Industrial Average

65 3.9

A number showing how the stock prices of 30 large US companies are doing

Davy Jones

Literature

1 9.9

A deep place under the sea thought to be where drowned sailors go

Dow-Jones Industrial Average

4.4

A measure that shows how 30 large American company stocks are doing

How Strong

addiction

354 4.1

jones

Slang

4 9.3

craving

43 3.7

desire

∞ 1.6

liking

68 1.0

Surface Forms

jones singular

joneses plural

Etymology

Jones started as U.S. slang and probably comes from the common name Jones, which people used for someone with an addiction. So a jones came to mean a strong, almost 'addictive' craving.