Antonyms for yester year


Grammar : Noun
Spell : yes-ter-yeer, -yeer
Phonetic Transcription : ˈyɛs tərˈyɪər, -ˌyɪər


Definition of yester year

Origin :
  • coined 1870 by Dante Gabriel Rossetti from yester(day) + year to translate French antan (from Vulgar Latin *anteannum "the year before") in a refrain by François Villon: Mais ou sont les neiges d'antan? which Rossetti rendered "But where are the snows of yesteryear?"
  • As in past : noun time gone by
  • As in good old days : noun times of old considered better than present
  • As in yesteryear : noun time elapsed
  • As in history : noun past events, experiences

Synonyms for yester year

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