yonder
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Is yonder a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
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What is the meaning of yonder?
Definition
adv (English)
1. (archaic or dialectal outside of Cumbria, Southern US) At or in a distant but indicated place.Examples: "See who yonder is."; ""A fine man, that Dunwody, yonder," commented the young captain, as they parted, and as he turned to his prisoner. "We'll see him on in Washington some day. He is strengthening his forces now against Mr. Benton out there.""; "Whose doublewide is that over yonder?"Southern-USnot-comparable
2. (archaic or dialect) Synonym of thither: to a distant but indicated place.Examples: "As for me and the childe, we wyl go yonder."; "They headed on over yonder."Synonyms: thither, there, over there, away therearchaicdialectalnot-comparable
adj (English)
1. (archaic or dialect) The farther, the more distant of two choices.Examples: ""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?""Synonyms: fartherarchaicdialectal
det (English)
1. (archaic or dialect, as an adjective) Who or which is over yonder, usually distant but within sight.Examples: "Yonder lass, who be she?"; "But ſoft, what light through yonder window breaks? It is the Eaſt, and Iuliet is the Sunne[…]"; "Fire, the Sword, and Plagueǃ They may all be found in the yonder city; on my head alone may they fallǃ"archaicdialectal
2. (archaic or dialect, as a pronoun) One who or which is over yonder, usually distant but within sight.Examples: "The yonder is Queen Niobe."archaicdialectal
noun (English)
1. (literary) The vast distance, particularly the sky or trackless forest.Examples: "Off we go in to the wild blue yonder, Climbing high into the sun..."literary
Definition source: Wiktionary