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Thither vs Yon - What's the difference?

thither | yon |

As an adverb thither

is to that place.

As a noun yon is

.

thither

English

Adverb

(-)
  • To that place.
  • * Bible, Genesis xix. 20
    • This city is near; O, let me escape thither .
  • * 1661 , , p. 9:
  • * 1922 , (James Joyce), '' Episode 12, ''The Cyclops :
    • And there rises a shining palace whose crystal glittering roof is seen by mariners who traverse the extensive sea in barks built expressly for that purpose, and thither come all herds and fatlings and firstfruits of that land for O'Connell Fitzsimon takes toll of them, a chieftain descended from chieftains.
  • (dated) To that point, end, or result.
    • The argument tended thither .

    Related terms

    * hither * hither and thither * * thitherto * whither * thitherward

    yon

    English

    Etymology 1

    (etyl)

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (dated, or, dialect) That (thing) over there; of something distant, but within sight.
    • He went to climb yon hill.
  • * Milton
    • Read thy lot in yon celestial sign.
  • *

    • Adverb

    (-)
  • (dated, or, dialect) Yonder.

    • Pronoun

    (English Pronouns)
  • (dated, or, dialect) That one or those over there.

    • Etymology 2

    Phrase

    (en-phrase)
  • (knitting)
  • * 2006 , Heather Dixon, Not Your Mama's Knitting (page 222)
    • Buttonhole row: (K1, p1) 3 times, yon', k2tog, (k1,p1) 5 times, ' yon , k2tog,
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