Platonic Definition

plə-tŏnĭk, plā-
adjective
Of or characteristic of Plato or his philosophy.
Webster's New World
Idealistic, visionary, or impractical.
Webster's New World
Designating or of a relationship, or love, between a man and a woman that is purely spiritual or intellectual and without sexual activity.
Webster's New World
Speculative or theoretical.
American Heritage
Not sexual in nature; being or exhibiting platonic love.
They are good friends, but their relationship is strictly platonic.
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Origin of Platonic

  • Variant of Platonic, which see. The sense “non-sexual" dates to the 17th century in English, and to the 15th century in Latin; see platonic love for details.

    From Wiktionary

  • Latin platonicus; surface analysis is Plato + -n- (“(intervocalic)") +"Ž -ic (“relating to").

    From Wiktionary

  • After Plato

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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