Platonic

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /pləˈtÉ’nɪk/
• US IPA: /pləˈtÉ”nɪk/

Alternative forms

• Platonic
• Platonick
• platonick

Origin

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.

Full definition of platonic

Adjective

1. Not sexual in nature; being or exhibiting platonic love.They are good friends, but their relationship is strictly platonic.
2. Alternative capitalization of Platonic (of or relating to the philosophical views of Plato and his successors).

Antonyms

• non-platonic, romantic, sexual

Derived terms

• non-platonic
• platonic love
• platonic relationship
• platonically