platonic
IPA: pɫʌtˈɑnɪk
Root Word: Platonic
noun
- A Platonist; a follower of Plato's ideas.
- A Platonic solid.
adjective
- Of or relating to the ancient Greek philosopher Plato or his philosophies.
- Neither sexual nor romantic in nature; being or exhibiting platonic love.
- Alternative letter-case form of platonic (non-sexual). [Neither sexual nor romantic in nature; being or exhibiting platonic love.]
- Alternative letter-case form of Platonic (of or relating to the philosophical views of Plato and his successors). [Of or relating to the ancient Greek philosopher Plato or his philosophies.]
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Examples of "platonic" in Sentences
- That's the beauty of Platonic logic.
- It was the Platonic form of terrorism.
- Haven't you ever heard of the word platonic before?
- They have a bantering, sweet, yet platonic relationship.
- Her ideas are the origin of the concept of Platonic love.
- It was unpalatable to Platonic and Aristotelian philosophers.
- How was their platonic relating at the end of the last season
- The relationship is platonic in the film, but romantic in the book.
- The pair maintained a platonic relationship until the spring of 1968.
- But those are also the values of many a long-term platonic friendship!
- The article Platonic love is listed as within the scope of the project.
- Instead, they believe in the Platonic doctrine of the immortality of the soul.
- Jack is back and wants to be a father to Freddie, but shows no interest in Natalie, who detests the word platonic because she loves Jack.
- She formed what she called a platonic friendship -- and it was really so -- with a certain M. de Seze, who was advocate-general at Bordeaux.
- I love you too, Pollyanna but our relationship must remain platonic as my anus is already losing its elasticity from 30 years in banking. morgaine7
- The forum is enlightening because it represents a collaborative effort to define "platonic" -- and define it against nearly everything else on Craigslist.
- In you also, my dear Paul, this century appears to have perfected astronomy, and in Florence it has recalled the platonic teaching from darkness into light.
- The truth is that the attraction which draws a man and a woman together in what they call platonic friendship always has something of the physical in it -- on one side or the other.