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Platonic

//pləˈtɒnɪk// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or relating to the ancient Greek philosopher Plato or his philosophies. not-comparable, usually
  2. 2
    Neither sexual nor romantic in nature; being or exhibiting platonic love.

    "They are good friends, but their relationship is strictly platonic."

  3. 3
    Alternative letter-case form of platonic (non-sexual). alt-of, not-comparable, usually

    "The homosexual dismisses heterosexual love as a distasteful bondage to normalcy and bourgeois domestication, but the Platonic lover of the soul is dismissing all sexuality as bondage to the physical world."

  4. 4
    Alternative letter-case form of Platonic (of or relating to the philosophical views of Plato and his successors). alt-of

    "Plato gave so brilliant and impressive a defense of this common human feeling, that the doctrine of the reality of abstract objects has been known as the platonic theory of ideas ever since."

Adjective
  1. 1
    free from physical desire wordnet
  2. 2
    of or relating to or characteristic of Plato or his philosophy wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    A Platonist; a follower of Plato's ideas.
  2. 2
    A Platonic solid.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Latin Platōnicus. By surface analysis, Platon (“Plato”) + -ic (“relating to”).

Etymology 2

From Latin Platōnicus. By surface analysis, Platon (“Plato”) + -ic (“relating to”).

Etymology 3

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.

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