happy ending
Syllables: hap·py end·ingUK/ˌhæpi ˈɛndɪŋ/
happy ending noun: a conclusion to a story in which all the loose ends of the plot are tied up, and all the main characters are left in a state of contentment or happiness.
Noun
happy ending (plural happy endings)
- A conclusion to a story in which all the loose ends of the plot are tied up, and all the main characters are left in a state of contentment or happiness.
- [S]ome Gentlemen, declared againſt Tragedies in general, and in favour of Comedies, […] And hovv vvas this happy ending to be brought about? VVhy, by this very eaſy and trite expedient; to vvit, by reforming Lovelace, and marrying him to Clariſſa— […]1750, [Samuel Richardson], “Postscript. Referred to in the Preface. In which Several Objections that have been Made, as well to the Catastrophe as to Different Parts of the Preceding History, are...
- The heroine was killed, and since then the happy ending has only been preserved in an appendix in the play.1827 June 8, The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser, Sydney, N.S.W.: George Howe, →OCLC, page 4, column 3
- Synonyms:
- eucatastrophe, fairy-tale ending, happy ever after, happily ever after
- An orgasm, especially one experienced by a male client after a hand job (“stimulation of the penis using the hand”) provided by a masseuse at the end of a massage.
- "This not sucky sucky place, we don't do that, wesbian!" / "No," I argued. "I don't want sucky sucky, I just want a massage. It's okay if she doesn't know how to give a massage, but could she at least tickle my back?" / "No happy ending!" she yelled, getting louder. / "I don't want a happy ending...2008, Chelsea Handler, Are You There, Vodka? It’s Me, Chelsea, New York, N.Y.: Simon Spotlight Entertainment, Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, page 147
happy ending meaning in Urdu, Kannada, Tagalog and Indonesian
happy ending in Urdu
- خاتمہ بل خیر
happy ending in Kannada
- ಸುಖಾಂತ್ಯ
happy ending in Tagalog
- orgasm, especially one experienced by a male client after a hand job provided by a masseuse — see also orgasm
- linggam
happy ending in Indonesian
- conclusion to a story in which all the loose ends of the plot are tied up, and all the main characters are left in a state of contentment or happiness
- akhir bahagia
More languagesFewer languages
- happy ending in Persian
- پایان خوش, هپی اندینگ
- happy ending in Vietnamese
- kết thúc có hậu
Examples of happy ending in a sentence
- Life is not to be conceived on the analogy of a melodrama in which the hero and heroine go through incredible misfortunes for which they are compensated by a happy ending.1930 October, Bertrand Russell, “Byronic Unhappiness”, in The Conquest of Happiness, London: George Allen & Unwin, published December 1930...
- "Yes—what the American public always wants is a tragedy with a happy ending".1934, Edith Wharton, “New York and the Mount”, in A Backward Glance, New York, N.Y.; London: D[aniel] Appleton-Century Company, →OCLC, page...
- Steam was soon raised and the story had a happy ending!1958 September, J. M. Dunn, “The Afonwen Line—1”, in The Railway Magazine, London: Tothill Press, →ISSN, →OCLC, pages 595-596:
- And she said: / "Don't you know that storybook loves, / Always have a happy ending."1987 November 12, “Storybook Love”, in Willy DeVille (music), The Princess Bride (soundtrack), Burbank, Calif.: Warner Bros. Records, →OCLC:
Synonyms of happy ending
Forms of happy ending
| plural | happy endings |
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Origin of happy ending
From happy (adjective) + ending (noun).
Words that rhyme with happy ending
- descending
- ascending
- attending
- ending
- pending
- spending
- unbending
- unpretending
- antispending
- blending
- condescending
- defending
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Questions about happy ending
- What does happy ending mean?
- Happy ending means a conclusion to a story in which all the loose ends of the plot are tied up, and all the main characters are left in a state of contentment or happiness.
- What is happy ending in Urdu?
- Happy ending in Urdu is خاتمہ بل خیر. See Happy ending meaning in Urdu.
- How do you use happy ending in a sentence?
- Life is not to be conceived on the analogy of a melodrama in which the hero and heroine go through incredible misfortunes for which they are compensated by a happy ending.
- What part of speech is happy ending?
- Happy ending is a noun.
- How do you pronounce happy ending?
- Happy ending is pronounced /ˌhæpi ˈɛndɪŋ/ (UK).
- What is the plural of happy ending?
- The plural of happy ending is happy endings.
Words near happy ending in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: happy ending (page history and authors); happy ending (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); happy ending (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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