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Yesteryear vs Yester - What's the difference?

yesteryear | yester | Derived terms |

Yesteryear is a derived term of yester.


As nouns the difference between yesteryear and yester

is that yesteryear is (poetic) past years; time gone by; yore while yester is (archaic) yesterday.

As an adverb yester is

(archaic) yesterday.

As an adjective yester is

(archaic) last; last past; next before; of or pertaining to yesterday.

yesteryear

English

Alternative forms

* (l)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (poetic) Past years; time gone by; yore.
  • (rare) Last year.
  • * 1928 , , Lady Chatterley's Lover , ch. 5:
    • Where are the snows of yesteryear?

    See also

    * yesterday * bygone

    yester

    English

    Adverb

    (-)
  • (archaic) Yesterday.

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • (archaic) Last; last past; next before; of or pertaining to yesterday.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (archaic) Yesterday.

    • Derived terms

    (terms derived from yester) * yesterday * yestereve * yester-hour * yester-minute * yestermonth * yestermorn * yesternight * yesternoon * yesterweek * yesteryear