yonder
/ˈjɒndə
/adverb archaic or dialect
At some distance in the direction indicated; over there: there’s a ford south of here, about nine miles yonder
determiner archaic or dialect
That or those (used to refer to something situated at a distance): what light through yonder window breaks?...
- They work in the fields yonder.
- We shall wait for you to be done in yonder powder room.
- She would rise early and wrap a thick cloak over her shoulders then proceed to watch as the sun drew itself over the crest of the hills yonder.
noun (the yonder)
The far distance: attempting to fly off into the wide blue yonder...
- Two men wearing black jumpsuits exit the aircraft, stepping onto the foot rail that lines the plane's port side and disappearing into the wild blue yonder.
- It's only when he leaps into the wild blue yonder of compassion, or idealism, or altruism, that he makes these hilarious mistakes.
- This fearless, forthright, indomitable and courageous individual did venture out into the wild blue yonder in a flying machine.
Origin
Middle English: of Germanic origin; related to Dutch ginder 'over there', also to yon.
Rhymes
- Hitler salute
- hit list
- hitmaker
- hitman
- hit on
- hit (or make) the scene
- hit-or-miss
- hit (or strike) home
- hit-out
- hit parade
- hit single
- hit someone below the belt
- hit someone for six
- hit someone in the eye (or between the eyes)
- hit someone up
- hit squad
- Hitt.
- hittable
- hitter
- hit the bottle
- hit the buffers
- hit the farter
- hit the ground running
- hit the hay
- hit the high spots