platonical

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UK/pləˈtɒnɪk(ə)l/

adjective

Pertaining to Plato or his philosophy; Platonic.

OriginLatin Platōnicus →
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Meanings

platonical1

adjectiveplatonical (comparative more platonical, superlative most platonical)

comparative more platonical · superlative most platonical

  1. alternativeAlternative form of Platonical.

Platonical2

adjectivePlatonical (comparative more Platonical, superlative most Platonical)

comparative more Platonical · superlative most Platonical · alternative platonical · alternative Platonicall

  1. Pertaining to Plato or his philosophy; Platonic.

    Plutarkes opinions are Platonicall, gentle and accommodable unto civill societie[…].

    1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 10, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC
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    [T]he Pythagoricall, and Platonicall perfect scholer, and the constant profound Philosopher, with more ease and spede, may (like the Bee,) gather, hereby, both wax and hony.

    1570, John Dee, in H. Billingsley (trans.) Euclid, Elements of Geometry, Preface
  2. Affectionate but non-sexual; platonic.

Origin

  1. LatinPlatōnicus
  2. EnglishPlatonical

From Latin Platōnicus + -al. By surface analysis, Platonic + -al or Platon + -ical.

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APA

platonical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/platonical

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Chicago

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