adj.
Pronunciation: pl ə - ' tä-nik, pl ā -
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin platonicus, from Greek plat ō nikos, from Plat ō n Plato
Date: 1533
1 capitalized : of, relating to, or characteristic of Plato or Platonism
2 a : relating to or based on platonic love also : experiencing or professing platonic love b : of, relating to, or being a relationship marked by the absence of romance or sex
3 : NOMINAL , THEORETICAL
– pla · ton · i · cal · ly \ -ni-k( ə -)l ē \ adverb