Platonne
/pləˈtɒn/ /plaˈtɒn/rare. Now historical
noun
A woman who advocates platonic love.
Origin
Early 18th century; earliest use found in Jonathan Swift (1667–1745), writer and dean of St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin. Alteration of French Platon (masculine), the name of Plato, with final -ne as though a French feminine form: compare e.g. French baronne (feminine) beside baron (masculine) baron, patronne (feminine) beside patron (masculine) patron, etc.
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