YON

yonder, yon

(adjective) distant but within sight (‘yon’ is dialectal); “yonder valley”; “the hills yonder”; “what is yon place?”

yonder, yon

(adverb) at or in an indicated (usually distant) place (‘yon’ is archaic and dialectal); “the house yonder”; “scattered here and yon”- Calder Willingham

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Proper noun

Yon (plural Yons)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Yon is the 10748th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2969 individuals. Yon is most common among White (57.09%), Asian/Pacific Islander (18.09%), and Black/African American (13.41%) individuals.

Anagrams

• noy

Etymology 1

Adjective

yon (not comparable)

(dated or dialectal) That (thing) over there; of something distant, but within sight.

Adverb

yon (not comparable)

(dated or dialectal) yonder.

Pronoun

yon

(dated or dialectal) That one or those over there.

Etymology 2

Phrase

yon

(knitting) Acronym of yarn over needle.

Anagrams

• noy

Source: Wiktionary


Yon, a. Etym: [OE. yon, , AS. geon; akin to G. jener, OHG. jen, Icel. enn, inn; cf. Goth. jains. Beyond, Yond, Yonder.]

Definition: At a distance, but within view; yonder. [Poetic] Read thy lot in yon celestial sign. Milton. Though fast yon shower be fleeting. Keble.

Yon, adv.

Definition: Yonder. [Obs. or Poetic] But, first and chiefest, with thee bring Him that yon soars on golden wing. Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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