happy ever after

English

Etymology

From happily ever after (adverb).

Noun

happy ever after (plural happy ever afters)

  1. (narratology) 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
  2. (by extension) 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”).
    Synonym: fairy-tale ending

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