Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

every cloud has a silver lining

[eːvɹi kʰlɑʊd hæz ə sɪlvɚ laiːnɪŋ]

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.73 in modern English

Syllables: ev-ery -cloud has a sil-ver lin-ing
IPA: [eːvɹi kʰlɑʊd hæz ə sɪlvɚ laiːnɪŋ]

42

Scrabble Score

26

Letters

5

Syllables

15

Unique Chars

Meaning

proverb

There is something good in any bad situation.

Example Sentences

"Every cloud has a silver lining; but in the old-fashioned meeting-houses every cloud of hymnal melody generally had a nasal lining before the congregation […]"
"[…] that "a little reserve and thou'lt fail surely," will prove to be true in our experience. Every cloud has a silver lining and so has every sorrow, […]"
"But the most popular attitude toward what we may call "sad" plays is the peculiar one of believing that, since every cloud has a silver lining, […]"
"Patrick O'Brien: No hard feelings? I've been falsely accused, had the crap kicked out of me, now I have no job. Gene Hunt: Look on the bright side. Still got your health. So, you know, every cloud."

Etymology

See entry for silver lining.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: [eːvɹi kʰlɑʊd hæz ə sɪlvɚ laiːnɪŋ]

Phrases

every silver lining has a cloud every dark cloud has a silver lining the darkest hour is just before the dawn every rose has its thorn April showers bring May flowers necessary evil blessing in disguise it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good

Frequently Paired Words

every silver lining has a cloud every dark cloud has a silver lining the darkest hour is just before the dawn every rose has its thorn April showers bring May flowers necessary evil blessing in disguise it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good

Questions

How do you pronounce every cloud has a silver lining?: The recorded pronunciation is [eːvɹi kʰlɑʊd hæz ə sɪlvɚ laiːnɪŋ].
What does every cloud has a silver lining mean?: There is something good in any bad situation.
Where does every cloud has a silver lining come from?: See entry for silver lining.

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