silver medal

noun

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

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Meanings

nounsilver medal (plural silver medals)

plural silver medals

  1. A medal made of, or having the color of, silver, given as a prize for finishing in second place.
  2. broadlyFinishing in second position, being a runner-up.

Synonyms & antonyms

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

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 銀牌 /银牌
  • 銀牌 /银牌 (ngan⁴ paai⁴)medal made of, or having the colour of, silver
Chinese Mandarin 銀牌 /银牌
  • 銀牌 /银牌 (yínpái)medal made of, or having the colour of, silver
Danish sølvmedalje
  • sølvmedaljemedal made of, or having the colour of, silver
Dutch zilveren medaille
  • zilveren medaillemedal made of, or having the colour of, silver
Estonian hõbemedal
  • hõbemedalmedal made of, or having the colour of, silver
Finnish hopeamitali
  • hopeamitalimedal made of, or having the colour of, silver
French médaille d'argent
  • médaille d'argentmedal made of, or having the colour of, silver
German Silbermedaille
  • Silbermedaillemedal made of, or having the colour of, silver
Greek αργυρό μετάλλιο
  • αργυρό μετάλλιο (argyró metállio)medal made of, or having the colour of, silver
Hungarian ezüstérem
  • ezüstéremmedal made of, or having the colour of, silver
Indonesian medali perak
  • medali perakmedal made of, or having the colour of, silver
Irish bonn airgid
  • bonn airgidmedal made of, or having the colour of, silver
Italian medaglia d'argento
  • medaglia d'argentomedal made of, or having the colour of, silver
Japanese 銀メダル
  • 銀メダル (gin-medaru)medal made of, or having the colour of, silver
Korean 은메달
  • 은메달 (eunmedal)medal made of, or having the colour of, silver
Malay pingat perak
  • pingat perakmedal made of, or having the colour of, silver
Polish srebrny medal
  • srebrny medalmedal made of, or having the colour of, silver
Portuguese medalha de prata
  • medalha de pratamedal made of, or having the colour of, silver
Romanian medalie de argint
  • medalie de argintmedal made of, or having the colour of, silver
Russian сере́брянная меда́ль
  • сере́брянная меда́ль (serébrjannaja medálʹ)medal made of, or having the colour of, silver
Spanish medalla de plata
  • medalla de platamedal made of, or having the colour of, silver
Swedish silvermedalj
  • silvermedaljmedal made of, or having the colour of, silver
Turkish gümüş madalya
  • gümüş madalyamedal made of, or having the colour of, silver
Cite this entry
APA

silver medal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/silver%20medal

MLA

“silver medal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/silver%20medal. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “silver medal,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/silver%20medal.

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