English-Thai Dictionary

Platonic

ADJ เกี่ยวกับ เพล โต  เกี่ยวกับ ปรัชญา ของ เพล โต  kiao-kab-pea-to

 

Platonic love

N ความรัก บริสุทธิ์ ระหว่าง ชาย หญิง โดย ไม่ มีเพศสัมพันธ์ เกี่ยวข้อง  มิตรภาพ  kwam-rak-bo-ri-sud-ra-wang-chai-ying-doi-mai-me-sam-pan-kan

 

platonic

N เกี่ยวกับ เพล โต  kiao-kab-pea-to

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PLATONIC

a.Pertaining to Plato the philosopher, or to his philosophy, his school or his opinions. Platonic love, is a pure spiritual affection subsisting between the sexes, unmixed with carnal desires, and regarding the mind only and its excellencies; a species of love for which Plato was a warm advocate.
Platonic year, the great year, or a period of time determines by the revolution of the equinoxes, or the space of time in which the stars and constellations return to their former places in respect to the equinoxes. This revolution, which is calculated by the precession of the equinoxes, is accomplished in about 25, years.

 

PLATONICALLY

adv. After the manner of Plato.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PLATONIC; PLATONICAL

Pla *ton "ic, Pla *ton "ic *al, a. Etym: [L. Platonicus, Gr. platonique. ]

 

1. Of or pertaining to Plato, or his philosophy, school, or opinions.

 

2. Pure, passionless; nonsexual; philosophical. Platonic bodies, the five regular geometrical solids; namely, the tetrahedron, hexahedron or cube, octahedron, dodecahedron, and icosahedron. -- Platonic love, a pure, spiritual affection, subsisting between persons of opposite sex, unmixed with carnal desires, and regarding the mind only and its excellences; -- a species of love for which Plato was a warm advocate. -- Platonic year (Astron.), a period of time determined by the revolution of the equinoxes, or the space of time in which the stars and constellations return to their former places in respect to the equinoxes; -- called also great year. This revolution, which is caused by the precession of the equinoxes, is accomplished in about 26, years. Barlow.

 

PLATONIC

PLATONIC Pla *ton "ic, n.

 

Defn: A follower of Plato; a Platonist.

 

PLATONICALLY

PLATONICALLY Pla *ton "ic *al *ly, adv.

 

Defn: In a Platonic manner.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

Platonic

Pla ton ic |pləˈtänik pləˈtɑnɪk | ▶adjective of or associated with the Greek philosopher Plato or his ideas. • ( platonic ) (of love or friendship ) intimate and affectionate but not sexual: their relationship is purely platonic. • ( platonic ) confined to words, theories, or ideals, and not leading to practical action. DERIVATIVES pla ton i cal ly |-(ə )lē |adverb ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: via Latin from Greek Platōnikos, from Platōn ‘Plato. ’

 

Platonic solid

Pla ton ic sol id ▶noun one of five regular solids (a tetrahedron, cube, octahedron, dodecahedron, or icosahedron ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

Platonic

Platonic |pləˈtɒnɪk | ▶adjective 1 of or associated with the Greek philosopher Plato or his ideas. 2 ( platonic ) (of love or friendship ) intimate and affectionate but not sexual: their relationship is purely platonic. 3 ( platonic ) confined to words, theories, or ideals, and not leading to practical action. DERIVATIVES platonically adverb ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: via Latin from Greek Platōnikos, from Platōn ‘Plato ’.

 

Platonic solid

Platonic solid (also Platonic body ) ▶noun one of five regular solids (a tetrahedron, cube, octahedron, dodecahedron, or icosahedron ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

platonic

platonic adjective the roommates' platonic relationship: nonsexual, nonphysical, chaste; intellectual, friendly. ANTONYMS sexual.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

platonic

platonic adjective our relationship is purely platonic: non-sexual, non-physical, chaste; spiritual, intellectual, friendly. ANTONYMS physical, sexual.

 

Spanish Dictionary

platónico, -ca

platónico, -ca adjetivo 1 De la doctrina filosófica de Platón o relacionado con ella :la influencia platónica sobre el pensamiento occidental, incluyendo la doctrina cristiana, fue notabilísima .2 adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino [persona ] Que sigue la doctrina filosófica de Platón o se basa en ella :los platónicos influyeron mucho en el cristianismo .3 adjetivo [sentimiento ] Que es desinteresado, puro y tan idealizado que es difícil o imposible que tenga consecuencias reales :siente un amor platónico por ella y se conforma con verla todos los días en el trabajo .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

Platonic

Pla ton ic /plətɑ́nɪk |-tɔ́n -/形容詞 1 プラトン (Plato )の ; プラトン哲学 [学派 ]の .2 〖しばしばp -〗(男女間の関係が )純精神的な ; プラトニックな .3 〖時にp -〗純理論的な ; 観念的な ; 非現実的な ; 理想主義的な .～́ l ò ve [fr ì endship ]精神的恋愛, 理想主義的愛, プラトニックラブ .Pla t ó n i cal ly /-k (ə )li /副詞 〖時にp -; 文修飾 〗観念的には .