Dictionary Definition
Platonic adj
1 of or relating to or characteristic of Plato or
his philosophy; "Platonic dialogues"
2 free from physical desire; "platonic
love"
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Adjective
platonic- (usually capitalized) Of or relating to the philosophical views of Plato and his successors.
- Not sexual in nature (sense derived through a popular
interpretation of the above views)
- They are friends, but the relationship is strictly platonic.
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Translations
not sexual in nature
- Czech: platonický
- Dutch: platonisch
- Finnish: platoninen