tom jones

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von tom jones im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

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

You know he's not the king of Bedside Manor.He's not the Tom Jones who lives next door.

a humorous novel by Henry Fielding about the travels, adventures, and sexual relationships of a young man, Tom Jones, whose behaviour is not always moral, but who is still likeable. It is one of the first modern English novels, and it influenced many later writers (1749)

Silbentrennung

Tom Jones

Türkische aussprache

täm cōnz

Synonyme

casanova, don juan, lady-killer, lothario

Aussprache

/ˈtäm ˈʤōnz/ /ˈtɑːm ˈʤoʊnz/

Etymologie

() After the title character in The History of Tom Jones, written by Henry Fielding and published in 1749; now perhaps also influenced by the Welsh singer of the same name and similar reputation.