A metaphor that denotes a positive side to an otherwise negative aspect or occurrence. The positivity emerging alongside, or from within, a gloomy situation involves a comforting or hopefully promising leeway, irrespective of the apparent bad or unhappy development at the first place.

In general, silver lining is a good thing that can be embedded in a bad or unfavorable situation.

Silver lining is derived from the phrase or proverb that “every cloud has a silver lining”.