Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

absence makes the heart go yonder

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.95 in modern English

Syllables: ab-sence -makes the -heart -go yon-der
IPA

49

Scrabble Score

28

Letters

6

Syllables

15

Unique Chars

Meaning

proverb

Synonym of long absent, soon forgotten (“separation can result in someone finding other emotional attachments”)

Example Sentences

"Does Absence Make the Heat Grow Fonder? Sometimes. And sometimes absence makes the heart go yonder."
"Work if you must, but don't take a night job. Absence makes the heart go yonder."
"Absence makes the heart go yonder, sweetheart. Wherever he's at, that's where you need to be also."
"There is truth in the old adage "Absence makes the heart grow fonder," but it is also true that "Absence makes the heart go yonder." Intimacy with God cannot survive and grow without a sense of God's actual presence with His people in the here and now."

Etymology

Derived from absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Synonyms

long absent soon forgotten

Questions

What does absence makes the heart go yonder mean?: Synonym of long absent, soon forgotten (“separation can result in someone finding other emotional attachments”)
Where does absence makes the heart go yonder come from?: Derived from absence makes the heart grow fonder.

How to pronounce absence makes the heart go yonder

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “absence makes the heart go yonder”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “absence makes the heart go yonder”.
Repeat and practice — Say “absence makes the heart go yonder” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.