yon

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective distant but within sight (`yon' is dialectal)
  2. adverb at or in an indicated (usually distant) place (`yon' is archaic and dialectal); ; - Calder Willingham

Etymology

From Middle English yon, from Old English ġeon, from Proto-Germanic *jainaz. Cognate with Dutch geen and German jener.

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Synonyms

yonder

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