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• a  of or relating to or characteristic of Plato or his philosophy
• s  free from physical desire
  platonic love

• Hostesses are not prostitutes; they are more like paid, platonic girlfriends.
• The iPhone is a typical piece of Ive design: an austere, abstract, platonic-looking form that somehow also manages to feel warm and organic and ergonomic.
• Visitors are shown to a living room that, with its working fireplace and comfortable armchairs, seems to spring from the platonic ideal of a family home.

• Platonic

News & Articles

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• High-school crush fears he's rekindling an old flame
  DEAR ANNIE: About a year ago, I ran into a woman I used to spend time with in high school. We are both married, although she is going through a divorce. Since that day, she and I have been talking quite a bit. We discuss a lot of different things, all on a platonic level. The problem is, I believe I am becoming infatuated with her again. I had a thing for her throughout high school but never had ...
  June 13, 2013 - Sentinel & Enterprise

Quotes

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• Jerry Hall in Sify
  Mirror.co.uk reported Hall as saying: "When you have four children together, you're always going to have a connection. I still love him but it's a different kind of love now. It's a platonic love. I honestly think that sometimes you're only meant to...
• Noel Gallagher in The Sun
  But last night Noel said: "The boy's desperate cries for love are pathetic, yet strangely compelling." "I thought we had a strictly platonic relationship based on nothing more than our rapier-like wit and a mutual lusting for my missus."...
• Emma Watson in Wambie
  Rupert is like a brother to me, and our relationship couldn't be more platonic. So kissing him - well, it felt like incest, to be honest. But I think it's going to be very sweet,added Emma.