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Mister Right


A perfect, ideal or suitable male companion, especially a husband.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.


SIMPLE

She is still waiting to meet her Mister Right.

CONTEXTUAL

After several bad dates, she stopped worrying about finding Mister Right and started enjoying her own company.

COMPLEX

Though her family constantly pressured her to settle down, she refused to compromise her standards until she finally encountered the man she considered her Mister Right.


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Last updated August 10, 2026