platonic love en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Attested 1636 in Platonic Lovers by William Davenant. Earlier coined in Latin in the 15th century as amor platōnicus by Florentine scholar Marsilio Ficino (originally in 1476 letter to Alamanno Donati, later expounded in De amore (1484)), based on his interpretation of the Symposium by Plato, specifically the speech by Socrates, relating the thoughts of Diotima of Mantinea.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) Intimate but non-sexual and non-romantic affection.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Platonic love | alternative | lexicographic | |
| platonic loves | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
Translations (29)
ko 플라토닉 러브 (intimate but non-sexual affection) · es amor platónico (intimate but non-sexual affection) · cmn 柏拉圖式戀愛 /柏拉图式恋爱 (intimate but non-sexual affection) · cmn 柏拉圖式愛情 /柏拉图式爱情 (intimate but non-sexual affection) · ka პლატონური სიყვარული (intimate but non-sexual affection) · it amore platonico (intimate but non-sexual affection) · ca amor platònic (intimate but non-sexual affection) · de platonische Liebe (intimate but non-sexual affection) · cmn 柏拉圖之愛 /柏拉图之爱 (intimate but non-sexual affection) · nl platonische liefde (intimate but non-sexual affection) · fr amour platonique (intimate but non-sexual affection) · tr platonik aşk (intimate but non-sexual affection) · ang frēondlufu (intimate but non-sexual affection) · cs platonická láska (intimate but non-sexual affection) · et platooniline armastus (intimate but non-sexual affection) · he אַהֲבָה אַפְּלָטוֹנִית (intimate but non-sexual affection) · sv platonisk kärlek (intimate but non-sexual affection) · pl miłość platoniczna (intimate but non-sexual affection) · sk platonická láska (intimate but non-sexual affection) · ja プラトニック・ラブ (intimate but non-sexual affection) · pt amor platónico/platônico (intimate but non-sexual affection) · ru платони́ческая любо́вь (intimate but non-sexual affection) · el πλατωνικός έρωτας (intimate but non-sexual affection) · da platonisk kærlighed (intimate but non-sexual affection) · uk платоні́чне коха́ння (intimate but non-sexual affection) · hu plátói szerelem (intimate but non-sexual affection) · ro dragoste platonică (intimate but non-sexual affection) · uk платоні́чна любо́в (intimate but non-sexual affection) · fi platoninen rakkaus (intimate but non-sexual affection)
wikipedia: Marsilio Ficino · wikipedia: William Davenant · wikipedia: Socrates · wikipedia: De amore · wikipedia: Plato · wikipedia: Diotima of Mantinea