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How to use platonic in a sentence

10 example sentences · adjective

Platonic means neither sexual nor romantic in nature; being or exhibiting platonic love. Example: “They are good friends, but their relationship is strictly platonic.”

Examples of platonic by meaning

adjectiveNeither sexual nor romantic in nature; being or exhibiting platonic love.

  • They are good friends, but their relationship is strictly platonic.

More sentences with platonic

  • These include: the (nonsexual, nonromantic) aesthetic attraction, platonic attraction, sensual attraction and alterous attraction.2018, Rob Cover, Emergent Identities: New Sexualities, Genders and Relationships in a Digital Era, Routledge, →ISBN. From the entry alterous
  • Some aces are asexual and aromantic, meaning they enjoy platonic friendships, but don’t experience romantic attraction.2013 October 21, Helena Horton, “What is Asexuality?”, in York Vision. From the entry homoromantic
  • His next-door neighbor and platonic lifemate, poised, purple-clad witch Mrs.2018 September 19, Katie Rife, “Eli Roth, of all directors, brings Amblin magic to the kid-lit horror of The House With A Clock In Its…. From the entry lifemate
  • When Papillon makes his last impossible try for freedom they embrace with the tendresse of lovers, however manly and platonic.1974 February 2, Jonathan Cross, “Poor Butterfly”, in Gay Community News, volume 1, number 32, page 4. From the entry try
  • The word indicates nothing about the gender of the participants, but speaks to the desire to “queer” our understandings of platonic friendships.2013 February 14, Tracey Hickey, “Asexuality should be recognized as a legitimate sexual orientation”, in The Pitt News, University of…. From the entry queerplatonic
  • It's purely platonic, I assure you."2007, Helen Brooks, His Christmas Bride. From the entry purely
  • A Belgian friend of one of my p. b.f.’s (platonic boy-friends) said you were going to marry M.F. and she was awfully attractive.1929, Nancy Hoyt, Promise Not to Tell, New York, N.Y.: Horace Liveright, →OCLC, page 190. From the entry bf
  • Allos can wave their hand and say, "There are people I want to sleep with, and I don't want to sleep with you, so it's only platonic."2020, Angela Chen, Ace: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex, page 108. From the entry allo
  • Some of my friends – gay and straight – seem unable to understand the close but platonic nature of my and Gian's relationship, but have been supportive.2007 September 17, Layla Kumari, The Guardian. From the entry straight

Meaning of platonic

  1. adjective Neither sexual nor romantic in nature; being or exhibiting platonic love.

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Questions about platonic in a sentence

How do you use platonic in a sentence?
Platonic is used as an adjective. For example: “They are good friends, but their relationship is strictly platonic.”
What is a short sentence with platonic?
“It's purely platonic, I assure you."”
What does platonic mean?
Platonic means neither sexual nor romantic in nature; being or exhibiting platonic love.

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