adv
yonder
YON-duh
adv
1
In or at a place that is visible but some distance away.
"The old mill still stands yonder, past the creek."
adj
1
Being the more distant of two things being compared.
"Take the yonder path, not the one closer to the road."
How to Use Yonder
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA somewhat old-fashioned word for "over there," pointing to a place you can see but that is fairly far away.
When to use it
Mostly used in literary, poetic, or rural dialect speech rather than everyday modern conversation.
Word Forms
more yonder comparative, yonders plural, most yonder superlative
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Etymology
From Old English "geonre" ("yonder"), built on the same root as "yon" plus the comparative ending seen in "hither" and "thither."