n.
A hopeful or comforting prospect in the midst of difficulty.
[From the proverb "Every cloud has a silver lining".]
| Dictionary: silver lining |
[From the proverb "Every cloud has a silver lining".]
| Proverbs: Every cloud has a silver lining |
A poetic sentiment that even the gloomiest outlook contains some hopeful or consoling aspect. Cf. [1634 Milton Comus I. 93] Was I deceiv'd, or did a sable cloud Turn forth her silver lining on the night?
Ther is a silver linin to evry cloud.
[1863 D. R. Locke Struggles of P. V. Nasby (1872) xxiii.]
‘Every cloud’, says the proverb, ‘has a silver lining.’
[1869 P. T. Barnum Struggles & Triumphs 406]
This misfortune of hers had done wonders for our up and down relationship—all clouds have a silver lining, don't they say.
[1991 T. Mo Redundancy of Courage xxii. 283]
Still, every cloud has a silver lining, and he was quiet for the rest of the meal, which is something of a delightful first.
[2002 Spectator 13 Apr. 74]
Related to: optimism
Bibliography of major proverb collections and works cited from modern editions is available here.
| Idioms: silver lining |
An 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."
| Album Review: Silver Lining |




| Track Title | Composers | Performers | Time |
| Fools Game | Jon Cleary | Bonnie Raitt | (4:08) |
| I Can't Help You Now (Lyrics) | Bonnie Raitt | (3:13) | |
| Silver Lining (Lyrics) | David Gray | Bonnie Raitt | (6:19) |
| Time of Our Lives | Bonnie Raitt | (4:00) | |
| Gnawin' on It (Lyrics) | Roy Rogers, Bonnie Raitt | Bonnie Raitt | (4:44) |
| Monkey Business | Jon Cleary | Bonnie Raitt | (3:36) |
| Wherever You May Be (Lyrics) | Bonnie Raitt | (5:31) | |
| Valley of Pain (Lyrics) | Allen Shamblin, Rob Mathes | Bonnie Raitt | (4:27) |
| Hear Me Lord | Oliver Mtukudzi | Bonnie Raitt | (5:09) |
| No Gettin' Over You (Lyrics) | Bonnie Raitt | Bonnie Raitt | (4:45) |
| Back Around | Bonnie Raitt, Habib Koité | Bonnie Raitt | (5:15) |
| Wounded Heart (Lyrics) | Bonnie Raitt | (4:13) |
| Wikipedia: Silver Lining |
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| Studio album by Bonnie Raitt | ||||
| Released | April 9, 2002 | |||
| Recorded | The Sound Factory (Hollywood, California) |
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| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 51:12 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Producer | Bonnie Raitt, Tchad Blake, Mitchell Froom |
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Silver Lining is the fourteenth album by Bonnie Raitt, released in 2002 (see 2002 in music).
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Album - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 2002 | The Billboard 200 | 13 |
| 2002 | Top Internet Albums | 17 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 2002 | "Silver Lining" | Adult Contemporary | 21 |
| 2003 | "Time of Our Lives" | Adult Contemporary | 27 |
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