Yon vs. Yonder
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Difference Between Yon and Yonder
Yonadjective
That (thing) over there; of something distant, but within sight.
He went to climb yon hill.Yonderadverb
At or in a distant but indicated place.
Whose doublewide is that over yonder?Yonadverb
yonder.
Yonderadverb
: to a distant but indicated place.
They headed on over yonder.Yonpronoun
That one or those over there.
Yonderadjective
The farther, the more distant of two choices.
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Yonadjective
distant but within sight (`yon' is dialectal);
yonder valleythe hills yonderwhat is yon place?Yonderdeterminer
Who or which is over yonder, usually distant but within sight.
Yonder lass, who be she?Yonadverb
at or in an indicated (usually distant) place (`yon' is archaic and dialectal);
the house yonderscattered here and yonYonderdeterminer
One who or which is over yonder, usually distant but within sight.
The yonder is Queen Niobe.Yondernoun
(literary) The vast distance, particularly the sky or trackless forest.
Yonderadjective
distant but within sight (`yon' is dialectal);
yonder valleythe hills yonderwhat is yon place?ADVERTISEMENT
Yonderadverb
at or in an indicated (usually distant) place (`yon' is archaic and dialectal);
the house yonderscattered here and yon
