Usually means: Positive aspect in bad situation.
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We found 16 dictionaries that define the word silver lining:

General (15 matching dictionaries)
  1. silver lining: Merriam-Webster
  2. silver lining: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. silver lining: Collins English Dictionary
  4. silver lining: Vocabulary.com
  5. silver-lining: Wordnik
  6. silver lining: Wiktionary
  7. silver lining: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  8. silver lining: Infoplease Dictionary
  9. silver lining: Dictionary.com
  10. (Fuck A) Silver Lining, Silver Lining (Crazy 'Bout You), Silver Lining (album), Silver Lining (audio drama), Silver Lining (disambiguation), Silver Lining, Silver lining (disambiguation), Silver lining (idiom), Silver lining, The Silver Lining (Earshot album), The Silver Lining (Soul Asylum album), The Silver Lining (video game): Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  11. silver lining: Rhymezone
  12. Silver Lining: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898)
  13. silver lining: FreeDictionary.org
  14. silver lining: Mnemonic Dictionary
  15. silver lining: TheFreeDictionary.com

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. silver lining: Urban Dictionary

(Note: See silver_linings as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (silver lining)

noun:  (figurative) A favorable aspect or prospect of a mostly unfavorable event or situation.

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