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SILVER LINING
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Dictionary entry overview: What does silver lining mean?
• SILVER LINING (noun)
The noun SILVER LINING has 1 sense:
1. a consoling aspect of a difficult situation
Familiarity information: SILVER LINING used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A consoling aspect of a difficult situation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Synonyms:
bright side; silver lining
Context example:
look on the bright side of it
Hypernyms ("silver lining" is a kind of...):
consolation; solace; solacement (the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment)
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