platonically

Variant of Platonic

Platonic definition

Pla·tonic (plə tän′ik, plā-)

adjective

  1. of or characteristic of Plato or his philosophy
  2. idealistic, visionary, or impractical
  3. designating or of a relationship, or love, between a man and a woman that is purely spiritual or intellectual and without sexual activity

Etymology: L Platonicus < Gr Platōnikos

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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