into the wide blue yonder
A faraway place which is unknown and mysterious.
yonder
UK /ˈjɒndə(ɹ)/ US /ˈjɑndəɹ/
adv 2det 2adj 1noun 1
Collocations
4ADJ.
blue, fierce, high, lay, lemercier, light, open, over
VERB + YONDER
look, pencils, put, see
YONDER + NOUN
bed, fleet, gymnasium, lass, marsh, s, window
PREP.
in, into, on, out, through
Definitions
adv
1
At or in a distant but indicated place.
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."
2
Synonym of thither: to a distant but indicated place.
As for me and the childe, we wyl go yonder.
They headed on over yonder.
adj
1
The farther, the more distant of two choices.
"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?"
det
1
Who or which is over yonder, usually distant but within sight.
Yonder lass, who be she?
But ſoft, what light through yonder window breaks? It is the Eaſt, and Iuliet is the Sunne[…]
2
One who or which is over yonder, usually distant but within sight.
The yonder is Queen Niobe.
Thesaurus
Idioms & Phrases
absence makes the heart go yonder
Synonym of long absent, soon forgotten (“separation can result in someone finding other emotional attachments”)
Does Absence Make the Heat Grow Fonder? Sometimes. And sometimes absence makes the heart go yonder.
Example Bank
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See who yonder is.
Wiktionary02
"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
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Whose doublewide is that over yonder?
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"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?"
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Yonder lass, who be she?
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But ſoft, what light through yonder window breaks? It is the Eaſt, and Iuliet is the Sunne[…]
WiktionaryUsage Notes
i Register
In some senses, yonder is marked as archaic, literary. Watch for register when choosing this word.
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