happily ever after (English, noun)
expansion: happily ever after (plural happily ever afters)
expansion: (idiomatic)
Senses:
topics: human-sciences
linguistics
narratology
sciences
glosses: 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.
tags: idiomatic
glosses: 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.
tags: broadly
idiomatic
Forms:
form: happily ever afters
tags: plural
form: happily-ever-after
tags: alternative