Platonic
of, relating to, or characteristic of Plato or his doctrines: the Platonic philosophy of ideal forms.
pertaining to, involving, or characterized by Platonic love as a striving toward love of spiritual or ideal beauty.
(usually lowercase) purely spiritual; free from sensual desire, especially in a relationship between two persons of different sexes.
(usually lowercase) feeling or professing platonic love: He insisted that he was completely platonic in his admiration.
Origin of Platonic
1Other words from Platonic
- Pla·ton·i·cal·ly, adverb
- an·ti-Pla·ton·ic, adjective
- post-Pla·ton·ic, adjective
- pro-Pla·ton·ic, adjective
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How to use Platonic in a sentence
Reality as ConsciousnessThis view can be seen as a middle way between the Platonic and Aristotelian tradition.
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In high school, Tsukuru was one of five Platonic but intimate friends who did everything together and thought as one.
She uses the celebrations of holy matrimony as a way to chronicle her own relationships, both romantic and Platonic.
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I remembered the usual termination of Platonic liaisons, and thought how disgusted I had been whenever I heard of one.
Read ‘The King in Yellow,’ the ‘True Detective’ Reference That’s the Key to the Show | Robert W. Chambers | February 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTTrue, she had taken a lively interest in all her brother's curates, but it was always a professional interest and purely Platonic.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3) | Charles James WillsThe two minds, not hearts, were at once united; but this Platonic union soon led to one more tender.
Madame Roland, Makers of History | John S. C. AbbottThe single bright ray across her life was an absolutely Platonic love for her cousin Charles Grandet.
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The Modes of Ancient Greek Music | David Binning MonroThe manner in which Aristides introduces his information about the Platonic Modes is highly suspicious.
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British Dictionary definitions for Platonic
/ (pləˈtɒnɪk) /
of or relating to Plato or his teachings
(often not capital) free from physical desire: Platonic love
Derived forms of Platonic
- Platonically, adverb
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