Pla|ton|ic

Pla|ton|ic
Pla|ton|ic «pluh TON ihk», adjective.
1. of or having to do with Plato or his philosophy: »

the Platonic philosophy.

2. Also, platonic. a) friendly but not like a lover; designating love or affection of a purely spiritual character, free from sensual desire: »

without admission that their love could not remain platonic (John Galsworthy).

b) feeling or professing such love.
3. Figurative. idealistic; not practical: »

The League of Nations seemed a Platonic scheme to many people.

SYNONYM(S): visionary, utopian.
[< Plato, about 427-347 B.C., a Greek philosopher]
pla|ton´i|cal|ly, adverb.

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