platonic
adjective /pləˈtɒnɪk/
/pləˈtɑːnɪk/
- (of a relationship) friendly but not involving sex
- platonic love
- Their relationship is strictly platonic.
WordfinderTopics Family and relationshipsc2- acquaintance
- bond
- buddy
- companion
- comrade
- friend
- mate
- neighbour
- platonic
- playmate
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- remain
- purely
- strictly
Word Originmid 16th cent.: via Latin from Greek Platōnikos, from Platōn ‘Plato’.