yonder
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yonder
- /ˈjɒndə(ɹ)/ UK
- /ˈjɑndəɹ/ US
- /ˈjændə(ɹ)/ Southern US, obsolete, regional
- /ˈjɛndə/ New England, obsolete
Rhymes with -ɒndə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
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”).
adverb younder
- At or in a distant but indicated place. Whose doublewide is that over yonder?
- Synonym of thither: to a distant but indicated place. They headed on over yonder.
Similar: there, over there, away there
adjective more yonder · most yonder · younder
- The farther, the more distant of two choices. "You have all necessary proofs in your possession, though you may not be aware of their existence," replied Arden; "will you allow me to open yonder box?"
determiner younder
- Who or which is over yonder, usually distant but within sight. Yonder lass, who be she?
- One who or which is over yonder, usually distant but within sight. The yonder is Queen Niobe.
Similar: yon
noun yonders · younder
- The vast distance, particularly the sky or trackless forest. She set off into the blue yonder.
