happy ever after
happy ever after noun: synonym of happily ever after (“a story, or 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 ever after (plural happy ever afters)
- Synonym of happily ever after (“a story, or 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”).
- Synonyms:
- eucatastrophe, fairy-tale ending, happy ending, happily ever after
- Synonym of happily ever after (“a happy period of time which is imagined never to end; specifically, the state of happiness in which one or more people (typically a loving couple) dwell for the rest of his, her, their, etc., lives”).
- Synonyms:
- fairy-tale ending, happily ever after
Synonyms of happy ever after
Forms of happy ever after
| plural | happy ever afters |
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Origin of happy ever after
From happily ever after (adverb).
Questions about happy ever after
- What does happy ever after mean?
- Happy ever after means synonym of happily ever after (“a story, or 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 part of speech is happy ever after?
- Happy ever after is a noun.
- What is the plural of happy ever after?
- The plural of happy ever after is happy ever afters.
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