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silver lining
silver liningn. A hopeful or comforting prospect in the midst of difficulty.
[From the proverb "Every cloud has a silver lining".]silver lining n a comforting or hopeful aspect of an otherwise desperate or unhappy situation (esp in the phrase every cloud has a silver lining) sil′ver lin′ing
n. a prospect of hope or comfort in a gloomy situation. [1870–75; from the proverb “Every cloud has a silver lining”] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | silver lining - a consoling aspect of a difficult situation; "every cloud has a silver lining"; "look on the bright side of it"bright sideconsolation, solace, solacement - the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment; "second place was no consolation to him" |
Translationssilver lining
silver liningThe potential for something positive or beneficial to result from a negative situation. Often used in the phrase "every cloud has a silver lining." (A silver lining on a cloud is an indication that the sun is behind it.) There could be a silver lining to getting laid off—you might find a job you actually like!See also: lining, silversilver liningAn element of hope or a redeeming quality in an otherwise bad situation, as in The rally had a disappointing turnout, but the silver lining was that those who came pledged a great deal of money . This metaphoric term is a shortening of Every cloud has a silver lining, in turn derived from John Milton's Comus (1634): "A sable cloud turns forth its silver lining on the night." See also: lining, silvera silver lining COMMON A silver lining is one good aspect of a situation that is otherwise generally bad. The fall in inflation is the silver lining in this prolonged recession. I must say, I had trouble finding a silver lining in the report. Note: When you are using a silver lining in this way, you often refer to the bad aspect of the situation as the cloud. Even Clarke, usually a man to find a silver lining in the blackest cloud, admitted that the government was in trouble. Note: These expressions come from the proverb every cloud has a silver lining, which is used to say that every bad situation has one good aspect to it. As they say, every cloud has a silver lining. We have learned a lot from the experience. Note: Less often, people say every silver lining has a cloud, meaning that every good situation has a bad aspect. We got on brilliantly; he was clever, kind, funny — and leaving for New York on Tuesday. Every silver lining has a cloud, it seems.See also: lining, silvera silver lining a positive or more hopeful aspect to a bad situation, even though this may not be immediately apparent. The full form of the phrase is the proverb every cloud has a silver lining .See also: lining, silverevery cloud has a silver liningThe worst situation has some element of hope or some redeeming quality. John Milton appears to have been the originator of this metaphor, in Comus (1634): “A sable cloud turns forth its silver lining on the night.” It was adopted by numerous later writers and so was already a cliché by the time it appeared in the popular World War I song, “Keep the Home Fires Burning” (Ivor Novello and Lena Guilhert, 1915): “There’s a silver lining through the dark clouds shining.” Noël Coward played on it in a song of the 1930s: “Every silver lining has its cloud.”See also: cloud, every, lining, silverAcronymsSeeS/Lsilver lining
Synonyms for silver liningnoun a consoling aspect of a difficult situationSynonymsRelated Words- consolation
- solace
- solacement
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