Platonic
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /pləˈtɒnɪk/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Platonic is an adjective meaning Neither sexual nor romantic in nature; being or exhibiting platonic love.
Meaning
Neither sexual nor romantic in nature; being or exhibiting platonic love.
More Meanings
- Alternative letter-case form of Platonic (of or relating to the philosophical views of Plato and his successors).
Example Sentences
They are good friends, but their relationship is strictly 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.
Word Forms
- Platonick
- platonick
Synonyms for platonic
Depending on context, synonyms include passionless.
Antonyms for platonic
Common opposites include romantic, sexual.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include passionless, relevant, nonsexual, chaste, pure, spiritual.
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