platonic

1. 1.

   of or relating to or characteristic of Plato or his philosophy

   “Platonic dialogues”
2. 2.

   free from physical desire

   “platonic love”

   Similarpassionless

Questions about platonic

What does platonic mean?

platonic means "of or relating to or characteristic of Plato or his philosophy". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in platonic?

platonic has 3 syllables: pla-to-nic. The stress falls on "to". In IPA it is /pləˈtɑnɪk/.

Is platonic a common word?

platonic is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with platonic?