Definition of YONDER

yonder

Meanings

Plural: yonders

Adjective Satellite

  • distant but within sight (`yon' is dialectal)
    • "yonder valley"
    • "the hills yonder"

Adverb

  • at or in an indicated (usually distant) place (`yon' is archaic and dialectal); ; - Calder Willingham
    • "the house yonder"

Adv

  • At or in a distant but indicated place.
  • Synonym of thither: to a distant but indicated place.

Adj

  • The farther, the more distant of two choices.

Det

  • Who or which is over yonder, usually distant but within sight.
  • One who or which is over yonder, usually distant but within sight.

Noun

  • The vast distance, particularly the sky or trackless forest.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English yonder, yondre, ȝondre, ȝendre, from Old English ġeonre (“thither; yonder”, adverb), equivalent to yond (from ġeond, from Proto-Germanic *jainaz) + -er, as in hither, thither.
Cognate with Scots ȝondir (“yonder”), Saterland Frisian tjunder (“over there, yonder”), Dutch ginder (“over there; yonder”), Middle Low German ginder, gender (“over there”), German jenseits (“on the other side, beyond”), Gothic 𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐍂𐌴 (jaindrē, “thither”).

Synonyms

away there, farther, over there, there, thither, yon

Scrabble Score: 10

yonder is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
yonder is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
yonder is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

yonder is a valid Words With Friends word