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happy ever after

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.13 in modern English

Syllables
hap-py ev-er after
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

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

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”).

Etymology

From happily ever after (adverb).

Inflected Forms

happy ever afters (plural)

Synonyms

eucatastrophe fairy-tale ending happy ending happily ever after

Questions

What does happy ever after mean?
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”).
Where does happy ever after come from?
From happily ever after (adverb).

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