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platonically

Meanings

  • having an abstract or ideal quality, rather than a physical or realistic one

    - "We discussed the issue platonically."
    - "The couple had a platonically romantic relationship."
Rhymes
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platonically , stationary , vacationary , stationary , fraternity , community
Variants
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Platonic , platonic , platonically
Etymology
origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

derived from the name of the ancient Greek philosopher Plato (c. 427/426 BCE–347/346 BCE), who was a key figure in the development of Western philosophy, particularly in the fields of metaphysics and epistemology.

Quotes
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  1. Relax. The Three Phils are strictly "platonic". Yet three-pal business relationships are just as vulnerable to messy implosions as their romantic counterparts.

    - Anne Marie Cruz,{it}ESPN{/it},7 Feb. 2000

  2. … before concluding that your PC is for work and not pleasure, try hooking up a couple of first-rate speakers and then planting yourself in the "platonic" ideal of the chair.

    - {it}Fortune{/it},Summer 1998

  3. Whereas in the more northerly clime of England the courtly lover of Malory and the Round Table tended to "platonic" adoration from afar, the Parisian woman already expected—and received—more earthly devotion.

    - Alistair Horne,{it}Seven Ages of Paris{/it},2002

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