Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adverb & adjective Yonder.
- pronoun That one or those yonder.
from The Century Dictionary.
- That or those, referring to an object at a distance; yonder: now chiefly poetic.
- Same as
yonder .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb Obs. or Poetic Yonder.
- adjective Poetic At a distance, but within view; yonder.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- abbreviation knitting
yarn overneedle - adjective
Distant , but withinsight . - adverb
Yonder . - pronoun That one or those over there.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb at or in an indicated (usually distant) place (`yon' is archaic and dialectal)
- adjective distant but within sight (`yon' is dialectal)
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The making-up of the Madras into a turban is called "tying a head" (_marré yon tête_); and a prettily folded turban is spoken of as "a head well tied" (_yon tête bien marré_) ....
Two Years in the French West Indies Lafcadio Hearn 1877
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Such a word as _yonder_ is common enough still; but its corresponding adjective _yon_, as in the phrase "yon man," is usually relegated to our dialects.
English Dialects From the Eighth Century to the Present Day 1873
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If hopes were dupes, fears may be liars; It may be, in yon smoke conceal'd, Your comrades chase e'en now the fliers, And, but for you, possess the field.
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"Weather like yon is too good to last," said Mrs. Watson complacently,
Purple Springs 1921
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And seek in yon green glen the joy that waits our hearts, my Dear.
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There is a gentleman that is up in yon lodge on the hill above Glendyer.
Kirsteen: The Story of a Scotch Family Seventy Years Ago Margaret 1891
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And my wife, who cherished her sweet infancy, is now within yon brae.
The Scottish Chiefs 1875
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-- stern duty seals our doom Though here I call yon conscious clouds to witness, Could I pursue the bias of my soul, All friends, all right of parents, I'd disclaim,
Scarborough and the Critic Richard Brinsley Sheridan 1783
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a fure yon will not leave me. 'ly the word yon will not go, cruel let me find ye,
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What do they call yon, and what is the name of the one whose sale you wish to trace? "
The End of The Matter Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1977
sonofgroucho commented on the word yon
See hither and thither.
December 3, 2007
sionnach commented on the word yon
yonic does not, however, mean the quality of being yon
December 3, 2007
bilby commented on the word yon
"They crawled happily hither and yon, and every now and then he had to redirect one of them before he or she could pull a chair over or bump his/her head on the underside of the Formica table in the kitchen galley."
- 'The Dark Half', Stephen King.
December 31, 2007