pləˈtɔnɪk adj. 1 of or associated
with the Greek philosopher Plato (d. 347 BC) or
his ideas. 2 (platonic) (of
love or friendship)
purely spiritual,
not sexual. 3 (platonic) confined to words or
theory; not leading to
action;
harmless. øPlatonic
solid (or body)
any of the
five regular solids (tetrahedron,
cube,
octahedron,
dodecahedron, icosahedron). øøPlatonically adv. [L Platonicus f. Gk Platonikos f. Platon Plato]