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- adjective usually capitalized Of or relating to the philosophical views of Plato and his successors.
- adjective Not sexual in nature;
platonic love .
Etymologies
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Examples
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She formed what she called a platonic friendship -- and it was really so -- with a certain M. de Seze, who was advocate-general at Bordeaux.
Famous Affinities of History — Complete Lyndon Orr
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She formed what she called a platonic friendship -- and it was really so -- with a certain M. de Seze, who was advocate-general at Bordeaux.
Famous Affinities of History — Volume 4 Lyndon Orr
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The truth is that the attraction which draws a man and a woman together in what they call platonic friendship always has something of the physical in it -- on one side or the other.
Possessed Cleveland Moffett 1894
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Jack is back and wants to be a father to Freddie, but shows no interest in Natalie, who detests the word platonic because she loves Jack.
Mommy by Mistake-Rowan Coleman « The Merry Genre Go Round Reviews 2009
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I love you too, Pollyanna but our relationship must remain platonic as my anus is already losing its elasticity from 30 years in banking. morgaine7
AM I CUTE? 2006
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Haven't you ever heard of the word platonic before?
Center for American Progress Action Fund Alex Seitz-Wald 2010
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Haven't you ever heard of the word platonic before?
Center for American Progress Action Fund Alex Seitz-Wald 2010
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But those are also the values of many a long-term platonic friendship!
feminist blogs 2009
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The forum is enlightening because it represents a collaborative effort to define "platonic" -- and define it against nearly everything else on Craigslist.
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In you also, my dear Paul, this century appears to have perfected astronomy, and in Florence it has recalled the platonic teaching from darkness into light.
Architecture and Memory: The Renaissance Studioli of Federico da Montefeltro 2008
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