Yonder Definition

yŏndər
adverb
At or in that place; over there.
Webster's New World
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adjective
Farther; more distant (with the)
Webster's New World
Being at a distance, but within, or as within, sight; that or those over there.
Webster's New World
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pronoun
A distant place, usually within sight.
American Heritage
determiner

Distant but within sight.

Yonder peasant - who is he?
Wiktionary
noun
Something that is distant but within sight.
Off we go, into the wild blue yonder, riding high into the sky.
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Other Word Forms of Yonder

Noun

Singular:
yonder
Plural:
yonders

Origin of Yonder

  • From Middle English, equivalent to yond (from Old English Ä¡eond) + -er, as in hither, thither. Cognate with Dutch ginder ('over there').

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English from yond yond yond

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Yonder Sentence Examples

  • Yonder Star is just one company that specializes in outdoor scenes.

  • They don't take a lot of time or effort to set up, but don't expect to take the lid off the box, put the shoes on your feet, and then instantly take off into the wild blue asphalt yonder.

  • Elmo wears a scarf and a helmet, perfect for exploring the wild blue yonder.

  • I would advise you to set in the spade down yonder among the ground-nuts, where you see the johnswort waving.

  • How far apart, think you, dwell the two most distant inhabitants of yonder star, the breadth of whose disk cannot be appreciated by our instruments?

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Words Starting With

YYOYON

Words Ending With

RERDER

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Words Starting With Y and Ending With R

Starts With Y & Ends With RStarts With YO & Ends With RStarts With Y & Ends With ER

Word Length

6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With Y6 Letter Words Ending With R