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Yon

/jɒn/

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

📖 Definitions of "Yon"

adjective

1
That (thing) over there; of something distant, but within sight.
"He went to climb yon hill."

adverb

pronoun

2 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
distant	Far off (physically, logically or mentally).
yondernoun	(archaic or dialectal outside of Cumbria, Southern US) At or in a distant but indicated place.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
yondernoun	(archaic or dialectal outside of Cumbria, Southern US) At or in a distant but indicated place.
distant	Far off (physically, logically or mentally).
thither	(chiefly literary or law, archaic) To that place.
naganoun	(Indian mythology) A member of a class of semi-divine creatures, often taking the form of a very large snake and associated with water.
ionnoun	An atom or group of atoms bearing an electrical charge, such as the sodium and chlorine atoms in a salt solution.
junnoun	A monetary unit of North Korea and formerly of South Korea, equal to one hundredth of a won.
janoun	(German politics) Young Alternative for Germany.
kyenoun	A Korean fundraising meeting.
yuannoun	(numismatics) The basic unit of money in China.
yuennoun	A crowned gibbon or pileated gibbon (Hylobates pileatus)
sunoun	A Chinese surname from Mandarin.
jonnoun	A male given name from Hebrew, variant of John.
yunnoun	A surname from Korean.
yoonnoun	A surname from Korean.
hyunnoun	A surname.
younnoun	A surname.
those	(degree) To a given extent or degree.
yond	(obsolete) Yonder.
therenoun	(location) In or at a place or location (stated, implied or otherwise indicated) that is perceived to be away from, or at a relative distance from, the speaker (compare here).
outtherenoun	—