platonic

Meaning

1. Neither sexual nor romantic in nature; being or exhibiting platonic love.
2. (alt-of) Alternative letter-case form of Platonic (of or relating to the philosophical views of Plato and his successors).

Synonyms

Platonic

Translations

platonisch

πλατωνικός

platònic

platonique

platonisch

platónico

platônico

platonico

أفلاطوني

platonik

عذري

أَفْلَاطُونِيّ

spirituale

platónico

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pləˈtɒnɪk/

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.