Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913 Yon /(yŏn)/ · IPA /jɑn/ a. adv. 01 a. At a distance, but within view; yonder. 1. At a distance, but within view; yonder.[Poetic] “Read thy lot in yon celestial sign.” — Milton. “Though fast yon shower be fleeting.” — Keble. 02 adv. Yonder. 1. Yonder.[Obs. or Poetic] “But, first and chiefest, with thee bring Him that yon soars on golden wing.” — Milton.