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Wander vs Yonder - What's the difference?

wander | yonder |

As nouns the difference between wander and yonder

is that wander is the act or instance of wandering while yonder is something that is distant but within sight.

As a verb wander

is (lb) to move without purpose or specified destination; often in search of livelihood.

As an adverb yonder is

in a distant, indicated place; over there.

As a determiner yonder is

distant but within sight.

wander

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • (lb) To move without purpose or specified destination; often in search of livelihood.
  • :
  • *(Bible), (w) xi.37:
  • *:They wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins.
  • *
  • *:“A tight little craft,” was Austin’s invariable comment on the matron;. ¶ Near her wandered her husband, orientally bland, invariably affable, and from time to time squinting sideways, as usual, in the ever-renewed expectation that he might catch a glimpse of his stiff, retroussé moustache.
  • *
  • *:There is an hour or two, after the passengers have embarked, which is disquieting and fussy.Stewards, carrying cabin trunks, swarm in the corridors. Passengers wander restlessly about or hurry, with futile energy, from place to place.
  • (lb) To stray; stray from one's course; err.
  • :
  • *(Bible), (Psalms) cxix.10:
  • *:O, let me not wander from thy commandments.
  • (lb) To commit adultery.
  • (lb) To go somewhere indirectly or at varying speeds; to move in a curved path.
  • (lb) Of the mind, to lose focus or clarity of argument or attention.

    • Conjugation

    (en-conj-simple)

    Synonyms

    * (move without purpose) err, roam * (commit adultery) cheat * (go somewhere indirectly) * (lose focus) drift

    Derived terms

    * wander off * wanderer * wanderlust

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act or instance of wandering.
    • To go for a wander

    Anagrams

    * * * ----

    yonder

    English

    Adverb

    (-)
  • In a distant, indicated place; over there.
  • :
  • *
  • *:"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.."

    • Determiner

    (en determiner)
  • Distant but within sight
    • Yonder peasant - who is he?

    Synonyms

    * (distant but within sight) yon

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Something that is distant but within sight.
    • Off we go, into the wild blue yonder , riding high into the sky.

    Usage notes

    The term yonder is used more often in the South than elsewhere in the US.

    See also

    * yon

    Anagrams

    * * Appalachian English