Meanings
plural happy ever afters
- human sciencesSynonym 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
- broadlySynonym 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 & antonyms
nounSynonym 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”).
nounSynonym 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”).
Origin
From happily ever after (adverb).
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