platonic
Adjective
- Relating to spiritual love or friendship, free from sensual desire.
- of or relating to or characteristic of Plato or his philosophy
- "Platonic dialogues"
Adjective Satellite
- free from physical desire
- "platonic love"
Adj
- Neither sexual nor romantic in nature; being or exhibiting platonic love.
- Alternative letter-case form of Platonic (of or relating to the philosophical views of Plato and his successors).
Examples
- Their Scrabble rivalry was strictly platonic; no bad feelings, just competitive spirit.
- They are good friends, but their relationship is strictly platonic.
Origin / Etymology
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.
Scrabble Score: 12
platonic: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordplatonic: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
platonic: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 16
platonic: valid Words With Friends Word