Home › Words › Y › yesteryester/ˈjɛs.tɚ/yester means of or pertaining to yesterday.yester is pronounced /ˈjɛs.tɚ/.EtymologyFrom Middle English yester, yister, from Old English ġeostran (“yesterday”). Cognate with Dutch gisteren (“yesterday”), German gestern (“yesterday”). More at yesterday.adjOf or pertaining to yesterday.e.g.“yester eve, yester even(ing), yester morning”advYesterday.nounYesterday.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.yestern 79% match — Of or pertaining to yesterday. vs yester →yesterdawn 74% match — The dawn of yesterday. vs yester →yesternoon 71% match — Yesterday at noon. vs yester →ereyesterday 71% match — On the day before yesterday. vs yester →yestermorn 71% match — During the morning of yesterday; yesterday morning. vs yester →yestermonth 70% match — Last month; a few months ago. vs yester →yesteryear 67% match — Past years; time gone by; yore. vs yester →yesterevening 66% match — Synonym of yestereve. vs yester →