About The Word Anon
Learn about the word Anon to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Anon definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Anon
| Anon Definition And Meaning |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Anon?
[n] sweet pulpy tropical fruit with thick scaly rind and shiny black seeds
[adv] (old-fashioned or informal) in a little while; "see you anon" [adv] at another time; "ever and anon" Synonyms | Synonyms for Anon: sugar apple | sweetsop Related Terms | Find terms related to Anon: after a time | after a while | afterward | afterwards | again | at another time | at that moment | at that time | before long | betimes | by and by | by destiny | directly | ere long | fatally | hopefully | imminently | in a moment | in a while | in aftertime | in due course | in due time | in that case | in the future | later | on that occasion | predictably | presently | probably | proximo | shortly | soon | then | thereat | tomorrow | when See Also | Annona squamosa | custard apple | sweetsop tree Anon In Webster's Dictionary \A*non"\, adv. [OE. anoon, anon, anan, lit., in one
(moment), fr. AS. on in + [=a]n one. See {On} and {One}.]
1. Straightway; at once. [Obs.]
The same is he that heareth the word, and anon with
joy receiveth it. --Matt. xiii.
20.
2. Soon; in a little while.
As it shall better appear anon. --Stow.
3. At another time; then; again.
Sometimes he trots, . . . anon he rears upright.
--Shak.
{Anon right}, at once; right off. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
{Ever and anon}, now and then; frequently; often.
A pouncet box, which ever and anon He gave his nose.
--Shak.
|
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Stanhopea ‐ any of various orchids of the genus Stanhopea having a single…
- Clavus ‐ a hard thickening of the skin (especially on the top or sides…
- Burin ‐ a chisel of tempered steel with a sharp point; used for…
- Water jump ‐ a pool or stream in a steeplechase or…
- Aqualung ‐ a device (trade name Aqua-Lung) that lets divers breathe under…
- Order anthocerotales ‐ hornworts; liverworts having a thalloid gametophyte; in some…
- Class crustacea ‐ class of mandibulate arthropods including: lobsters; crabs; shrimps;…
- Cotswold hills ‐ a range of low hills in…
- Paronomasia ‐ a humorous play on words; "I do it for the pun of it"; "his constant…
- Manidae ‐ coextensive with the order…