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platonic

[pluh-ton-ik, play-] / pləˈtɒn ɪk, pleɪ- /
ADJECTIVE
expressing nonphysical love
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‘We are not romantically involved’: I’m marrying my platonic best friend of 20 years.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 8, 2026

"His captivated, always improvised narration made that show the platonic ideal of natural history for me, and introduced a whole generation to the fascination of birds."

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

Users go to AI bots for everything from recipes to life and relationship advice, even forming one-sided platonic or romantic relationships with the ones and zeroes that make up this digital ether behind a screen.

From Salon ● Jun. 28, 2026

For a thrilling moment, the movie is a platonic rom-com about two dissatisfied artists coming together from opposite directions: Danny crumpling under mass scrutiny, Rick weary of obscurity.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026

His conjecture that the orbits of the planets are circumscribed by the five platonic solids were no more supported by Tycho’s data than by Copernicus’.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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