Phrase guide

silver medal

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A medal made of, or having the color of, silver, given as a prize for finishing in second place.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

Finishing in second position, being a runner-up.

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Usage: broadly

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noun

Meaning 3

a trophy made of silver (or having the appearance of silver) that is usually awarded for winning second place in a competition

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: silver

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: trophy, prize

History

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Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Cantonese: 銀牌 /银牌 (ngan4 paai4) — medal made of, or having the colour of, silver
  • Chinese Mandarin: 銀牌 /银牌 (yínpái) — medal made of, or having the colour of, silver
  • Danish: sølvmedalje — medal made of, or having the colour of, silver
  • Dutch: zilveren medaille — medal made of, or having the colour of, silver
  • Estonian: hõbemedal — medal made of, or having the colour of, silver
  • Finnish: hopeamitali — medal made of, or having the colour of, silver
  • French: médaille d'argent — medal made of, or having the colour of, silver
  • German: Silbermedaille — medal made of, or having the colour of, silver
  • Greek: αργυρό μετάλλιο (argyró metállio) — medal made of, or having the colour of, silver
  • Hungarian: ezüstérem — medal made of, or having the colour of, silver
  • Indonesian: medali perak — medal made of, or having the colour of, silver
  • Irish: bonn airgid — medal made of, or having the colour of, silver
  • Italian: medaglia d'argento — medal made of, or having the colour of, silver
  • Japanese: 銀メダル (gin-medaru) — medal made of, or having the colour of, silver
  • Korean: 은메달 (eunmedal) — medal made of, or having the colour of, silver
  • Malay: pingat perak — medal made of, or having the colour of, silver
  • Polish: srebrny medal — medal made of, or having the colour of, silver
  • Portuguese: medalha de prata — medal made of, or having the colour of, silver
  • Romanian: medalie de argint — medal made of, or having the colour of, silver
  • Russian: сере́брянная меда́ль (serébrjannaja medálʹ) — medal made of, or having the colour of, silver
  • Spanish: medalla de plata — medal made of, or having the colour of, silver
  • Swedish: silvermedalj — medal made of, or having the colour of, silver
  • Turkish: gümüş madalya — medal made of, or having the colour of, silver