platonic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /pləˈtɑnɪk/ (cot-caught-merger)
- /pləˈtɒnɪk/ (UK)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /pləˈtɔnɪk/ (US)
Etymology
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.
Meanings
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Neither sexual nor romantic in nature; being or exhibiting platonic love.
They are good friends, but their relationship is strictly platonic.
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(alt-of) Alternative letter-case form of Platonic (of or relating to the philosophical views of Plato and his successors).
alt of Platonic
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.
1902, William James, “Lecture 3”, in The Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature […] , New York, N.Y.; London: Longmans, Green, and Co. […], →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Platonic | alternative | lexicographic | |
| more platonic | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most platonic | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| platonick | alternative | lexicographic | |
| Platonick | alternative | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
queerplatonic · quasiplatonic · platonically · nonplatonic · aplatonic · platonic love · semiplatonic
Translations (28)
es platónico (not sexual in nature) · bg платоничен (not sexual in nature) · pt platónico (not sexual in nature) · ga platónach (not sexual in nature) · el πλατωνικός (not sexual in nature) · hu plátói (not sexual in nature) · de platonisch (not sexual in nature) · be платані́чны (not sexual in nature) · ru платони́ческий (not sexual in nature) · ar أَفْلَاطُونِيّ (not sexual in nature) · uk платоні́чний (not sexual in nature) · is platónskur (not sexual in nature) · is andlegur (not sexual in nature) · fr platonique (not sexual in nature) · ka პლატონური (not sexual in nature) · et platooniline (not sexual in nature) · fa افلاطونی (not sexual in nature) · pt platônico (not sexual in nature) · is lostalaus (not sexual in nature) · cmn 柏拉圖式 /柏拉图式 (not sexual in nature) · sk platonický (not sexual in nature) · is háleitur (not sexual in nature) · is laus við holdlega fýsn (not sexual in nature) · fi platoninen (not sexual in nature) · pl platoniczny (not sexual in nature) · da platonisk (not sexual in nature) · ca platònic (not sexual in nature) · cs platonický (not sexual in nature)