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Definition of Platonic
1. Adjective. Of or relating to or characteristic of Plato or his philosophy. "Platonic dialogues"
2. Adjective. Free from physical desire. "Platonic love"
Definition of Platonic
1. a. Of or pertaining to Plato, or his philosophy, school, or opinions.
2. n. A follower of Plato; a Platonist.
Definition of Platonic
1. Adjective. Of or relating to the ancient Greek philosopher Plato or his philosophies. ¹
2. Adjective. (usually capitalized) Of or relating to the philosophical views of Plato and his successors. ¹
3. Adjective. Not sexual in nature; platonic love. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Platonic
1. purely spiritual and free from sensual desire [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Platonic
Literary usage of Platonic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A History of English Dramatic Literature to the Death of Queen Anne by Adolphus William Ward (1899)
"Jonson in his New Inn (act iii. sc. a), where Lovel defends 'platonic ' love, as
usual shows that he knows what he is talking about, though the passage is ..."
2. Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Standard Work of Reference in Art, Literature (1907)
"The platonic dialogues are not merely the embodiment of the mind of ... Fur, in
the platonic grouping, the agora, which was the chief scene of action for ..."
3. History of Philosophy by William Turner (1903)
"Like mountain air, it sharpens our organs and gives us an appetite for wholesome
food." CHAPTER X THE platonic SCHOOLS The ..."
4. The Republic of Plato by Plato, Benjamin Jowett (1881)
"which Socrates makes for his earnestness of speech, are highly characteristic of
the platonic style and mode of thought. The quaint notion that if Palamedes ..."
5. A History of English Dramatic Literature to the Death of Queen Anne by Adolphus William Ward (1899)
"Jonson in his New Inn (act iii. sc. a), where Lovel defends 'platonic ' love, as
usual shows that he knows what he is talking about, though the passage is ..."
6. Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Standard Work of Reference in Art, Literature (1907)
"The platonic dialogues are not merely the embodiment of the mind of ... Fur, in
the platonic grouping, the agora, which was the chief scene of action for ..."
7. History of Philosophy by William Turner (1903)
"Like mountain air, it sharpens our organs and gives us an appetite for wholesome
food." CHAPTER X THE platonic SCHOOLS The ..."
8. The Republic of Plato by Plato, Benjamin Jowett (1881)
"which Socrates makes for his earnestness of speech, are highly characteristic of
the platonic style and mode of thought. The quaint notion that if Palamedes ..."
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