January 2nd - Word of the Day - Platonic

Pla·ton·ic

[pluh-ton-ik, pley-]

adjective
1. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Plato  or his doctrines: the Platonic philosophy of ideal forms.

2. pertaining to, involving, or characterized by Platonic love  as a striving toward love of spiritual or ideal beauty.

3. ( usually lowercase ) purely spiritual; free from sensual desire, especially in a relationship between two persons of the opposite sex.

4. ( usually lowercase ) feeling or professing platonic love: He insisted that he was completely platonic in his admiration.