Platonic or platonic

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A descriptive term for things associated with Plato (for example, Platonic Forms or Ideas). In general usage, platonic means lofty or pure, or associated with the higher thinking capacities of people.

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notes for Platonic or platonic

A “platonic” love or a “platonic” relationship is one in which people have mental or spiritual exchanges only and refrain from physical intimacy.

Words nearby Platonic or platonic

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How to use Platonic or platonic in a sentence

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This band is different from the rock groups that go in for charismatic lighting and sing of love and/or sex.
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True, she had taken a lively interest in all her brother's curates, but it was always a professional interest and purely Platonic.
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The 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. Abbott
The single bright ray across her life was an absolutely platonic love for her cousin Charles Grandet.
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His name was Lefty something-or-other, and he was about the sneakiest stool the department had.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various
This is obviously the Platonic doctrine of two right keys, holding the mean between high and low.
The Modes of Ancient Greek Music|David Binning Monro