platonicallyadv.

Brit.

/pləˈtɒnᵻkli/, U.S.

/pləˈtɑnək(ə)li/

Forms: also with capital initial.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Platonic adj., -ally suffix; Platonical adj., -ly suffix².

Etymology: Either < Platonic adj. + -ally suffix, or < Platonical adj. + -ly suffix². Compare post-classical Latin Platonice, adverb (15th cent.), Hellenistic Greek Πλατωνικῶς. Compare also Middle French, French platoniquement (1571).

In a Platonic (platonic) manner.

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the mind > emotion > love > [adverb] > in a platonic manner

platonically1636

the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > ancient Greek philosophy > post-Socratic philosophy > [adverb] > in the manner of Platonic philosophy

platonically1636

unsexually1901

Platonistically1951

1636 W. Davenant Platonick Lovers iv. i. sig.H^v The Turke! Is hee Platonically given?

1674 H. More Let. 11 Aug. in Conway Lett. (1992) vii. 391 He is very philosophically and platonically given, and is pleased with the Notion of the Spiritt of Nature.

1730 J. Henley Samuel sleeping in Tabernacle 14 F. Balthus has written a book to vindicate the antient fathers from the imputation of preaching Christ Platonically.

1782 T. Horde Female Pedant ii. 28 I shall surely hate the whole race of man, and platonically marry my mind to the whole seven sciences.

1826 Q. Rev. Sept. 432 Madame de Montesson was platonically jealous.

1887 Marion (Ohio) Daily Star 19 Apr. 1/3 After the fashion of the lamb that was platonically attached to Mary, this dog accompanies Mr. Dixey wherever Mr. Dixey goes.

1901 J. Conrad & F. M. Hueffer Inheritors iii. 39 Gurnard I disliked platonically; perhaps because his face was a little enigmatic—a little repulsive.

1941 J. D. Carr Case of Constant Suicides iii. 34 There is nothing like spending the night with a girl, even platonically, to remove a sense of constraint.

1973 Listener 6 Sept. 312/1 They stood in tasteful tableaux, their hands platonically resting on one another's nether regions.

1999 Classical Rev. 49 112 The Platonically blurred distinction between ‘practice’ and ‘production’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	platonically
释义	platonicallyadv. Brit. /pləˈtɒnᵻkli/, U.S. /pləˈtɑnək(ə)li/ Forms: also with capital initial. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Platonic adj., -ally suffix; Platonical adj., -ly suffix². Etymology: Either < Platonic adj. + -ally suffix, or < Platonical adj. + -ly suffix². Compare post-classical Latin Platonice, adverb (15th cent.), Hellenistic Greek Πλατωνικῶς. Compare also Middle French, French platoniquement (1571). In a Platonic (platonic) manner. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > [adverb] > in a platonic manner platonically1636 the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > ancient Greek philosophy > post-Socratic philosophy > [adverb] > in the manner of Platonic philosophy platonically1636 unsexually1901 Platonistically1951 1636 W. Davenant Platonick Lovers iv. i. sig.H^v The Turke! Is hee Platonically given? 1674 H. More Let. 11 Aug. in Conway Lett. (1992) vii. 391 He is very philosophically and platonically given, and is pleased with the Notion of the Spiritt of Nature. 1730 J. Henley Samuel sleeping in Tabernacle 14 F. Balthus has written a book to vindicate the antient fathers from the imputation of preaching Christ Platonically. 1782 T. Horde Female Pedant ii. 28 I shall surely hate the whole race of man, and platonically marry my mind to the whole seven sciences. 1826 Q. Rev. Sept. 432 Madame de Montesson was platonically jealous. 1887 Marion (Ohio) Daily Star 19 Apr. 1/3 After the fashion of the lamb that was platonically attached to Mary, this dog accompanies Mr. Dixey wherever Mr. Dixey goes. 1901 J. Conrad & F. M. Hueffer Inheritors iii. 39 Gurnard I disliked platonically; perhaps because his face was a little enigmatic—a little repulsive. 1941 J. D. Carr Case of Constant Suicides iii. 34 There is nothing like spending the night with a girl, even platonically, to remove a sense of constraint. 1973 Listener 6 Sept. 312/1 They stood in tasteful tableaux, their hands platonically resting on one another's nether regions. 1999 Classical Rev. 49 112 The Platonically blurred distinction between ‘practice’ and ‘production’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1636
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