adj · noun · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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/pləˈtɒnɪk/
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adj
Meaning 1
Of or relating to the ancient Greek philosopher Plato or his philosophies.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, usually
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adj
Meaning 2
Alternative letter-case form of platonic (non-sexual).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, not-comparable, usually
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3
adj
Meaning 3
Neither sexual nor romantic in nature; being or exhibiting platonic love.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
They are good friends, but their relationship is strictly platonic.
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4
adj
Meaning 4
Alternative letter-case form of Platonic (of or relating to the philosophical views of Plato and his successors).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
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5
noun
Meaning 5
A Platonist; a follower of Plato's ideas.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 6
A Platonic solid.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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7
adjective
Meaning 7
of or relating to or characteristic of Plato or his philosophy
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
Platonic dialogues
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8
adjective satellite
Meaning 8
free from physical desire
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
platonic love
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History
Etymology
From Latin Platōnicus. By surface analysis, Platon (“Plato”) + -ic (“relating to”).
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.
Across languages
Translations
48 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
أَفْلَاطُونِيّ
(ʔaflāṭūniyy)
— related to Plato
Catalan:
platònic
— related to Plato
Czech:
platónský
— related to Plato
Estonian:
platooniline
— related to Plato
Finnish:
platonilainen
— related to Plato
French:
platonicien
— related to Plato
Georgian:
პლატონური
(ṗlaṭonuri)
— related to Plato
German:
platonisch
— related to Plato
Greek:
πλατωνικός
(platonikós)
— related to Plato
Ancient Greek:
Πλατωνικός
(Platōnikós)
— related to Plato
Ido:
Platonala
— related to Plato
Irish:
Platónach
— related to Plato
Norwegian Bokmål:
platonsk
— related to Plato
Norwegian Nynorsk:
platonsk
— related to Plato
Polish:
platoński
— related to Plato
Serbo-Croatian:
пла̀то̄нскӣ
— related to Plato
Serbo-Croatian:
plàtōnskī
— related to Plato
Slovak:
platónsky
— related to Plato
Spanish:
platónico
— related to Plato
Yiddish:
פּלאַטאָניש
(platonish)
— related to Plato
Arabic:
أَفْلَاطُونِيّ
(ʔaflāṭōniyy)
— not sexual in nature
Belarusian:
платані́чны
(plataníčny)
— not sexual in nature
Bulgarian:
платоничен
(platoničen)
— not sexual in nature
Catalan:
platònic
— not sexual in nature
Chinese Mandarin:
柏拉圖式 /柏拉图式
— not sexual in nature
Czech:
platonický
— not sexual in nature
Danish:
platonisk
— not sexual in nature
Estonian:
platooniline
— not sexual in nature
Finnish:
platoninen
— not sexual in nature
French:
platonique
— not sexual in nature
Georgian:
პლატონური
(ṗlaṭonuri)
— not sexual in nature
German:
platonisch
— not sexual in nature
Greek:
πλατωνικός
(platonikós)
— not sexual in nature
Hungarian:
plátói
— not sexual in nature
Icelandic:
lostalaus
— not sexual in nature
Icelandic:
platónskur
— not sexual in nature
Icelandic:
andlegur
— not sexual in nature
Icelandic:
háleitur
— not sexual in nature
Icelandic:
laus við holdlega fýsn
— not sexual in nature
Irish:
platónach
— not sexual in nature
Persian:
افلاطونی
(aflâtuni)
— not sexual in nature
Polish:
platoniczny
— not sexual in nature
Portuguese:
platónico
— not sexual in nature
Portuguese:
platônico
— not sexual in nature
Russian:
платони́ческий
(platoníčeskij)
— not sexual in nature
Slovak:
platonický
— not sexual in nature
Spanish:
platónico
— not sexual in nature
Ukrainian:
платоні́чний
(platoníčnyj)
— not sexual in nature
