Platonic


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
Platonic /pləˈtɒnɪk/
adjective
  • 1 of or associated with the Greek philosopher Plato or his ideas.
  • 2 (platonic) (of love or friendship) intimate and affectionate but not sexual.
– derivatives
platonically adverb.
– origin C16: via L. from Gk Platōnikos, from Platōn ‘Plato’.
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