platonic
adjective/pləˈtɒnɪk/
/pləˈtɑːnɪk/
- (of a relationship) friendly but not involving sex
- platonic love
- Their relationship is strictly platonic.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- remain
- purely
- strictly
Word Originmid 16th cent.: via Latin from Greek Platōnikos, from Platōn ‘Plato’.Want to learn more?
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