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.
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.