adj.1 of or associated with the Greek philosopher Plato (d. 347 BC) or his ideas.
2 (platonic) (of love or friendship) purely spiritual, not sexual.
3 (platonic) confined to words or theory; not leading to action; harmless.
Phrases and idioms:
Platonic solid (or body) any of the five regular solids (tetrahedron, cube, octahedron, dodecahedron, icosahedron).
Derivatives:
Platonically adv.
Etymology: L Platonicus f. Gk Platonikos f. Platon Plato