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Meaning of Tom Jones | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
/ˌtɒm ˈdʒəʊnz/

Definitions

A desirable man of loose morals, prone to having sex with many women.

rare

Examples

“All men are not Tom Joneses. The standard of masculine behaviour continues to go up: many of us make fine efforts to conform to it, and some of us succeed. But the Tom Jones is there in all of us who are not anaemic or consumptive.”
“You know he's not the king of Bedside Manor. He's not the Tom Jones who lives next door.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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