Platonic
Of ideal Forms
Platonic means of or relating to the Greek philosopher Plato or his ideas.
Platonic philosophy emphasizes ideal forms as the true reality behind appearances.
Platonic dialogues are Plato's writings featuring Socrates in conversation.
The Platonic solids are the five regular polyhedra that fascinated ancient geometers. (Lowercase platonic describes non-sexual relationships.)
Ancient Athenian questioning philosopher
- AristotleGreek founder of formal logic
- dialoguesExchanges between speakers
- RepublicState without monarchy
- AcademyElite scholarly institution
dialectic · metaphysics · epistemology · ethics · virtue · soul · immortality · truth
Original model for copies
- essenceFundamental nature of something
- perfectionAbsence of any fault
- universalsProperties holding across all
- abstractCondensed version of text
paradigm · quintessence · immutable · transcendent · pure · eternal · unchanging · ultimate
Four-faced polyhedron
- cubeSix-squared-faced solid
- octahedronEight-faced geometric solid
- dodecahedronTwelve-faced regular polyhedron
- icosahedronTwenty-faced regular solid
polyhedra · geometry · vertices · faces · edges · symmetry · regular · convex
Not returned in kind
- yearningIntense prolonged craving
- longingIntense, persistent desire
- unreciprocatedNot given back
- infatuationShort-lived intense attraction
admiration · devotion · pining · unfulfilled · crush · heartache · limerence · wistful
Socrates
Ancient Athenian questioning philosopher
- AristotleGreek founder of formal logic
- dialoguesExchanges between speakers
- RepublicState without monarchy
Academy · dialectic · metaphysics · epistemology · ethics · virtue · soul · immortality · truth · justice
archetype
Original model for copies
- essenceFundamental nature of something
- perfectionAbsence of any fault
- universalsProperties holding across all
abstract · paradigm · quintessence · immutable · transcendent · pure · eternal · unchanging · ultimate · absolute
tetrahedron
Four-faced polyhedron
- cubeSix-squared-faced solid
- octahedronEight-faced geometric solid
- dodecahedronTwelve-faced regular polyhedron
icosahedron · polyhedra · geometry · vertices · faces · edges · symmetry · regular · convex · three-dimensional
unrequited
Not returned in kind
- yearningIntense prolonged craving
- longingIntense, persistent desire
- unreciprocatedNot given back
infatuation · admiration · devotion · pining · unfulfilled · crush · heartache · limerence · wistful · idealized
- EponymsDarwinian, Alzheimer's disease, Freudian slip, cardigan, Parkinson's disease
- thinkersthinkers, thinker, philosophers, philosopher, Aristotle
- philosophyethics, logic, metaphysics, ontology, epistemology
- Mythological WordsAchilles heel, Adonis, aegis, ambrosia, Apollo
- Proper AdjectivesAmerican, British, Chinese, French, German
Platonicromantic
Conducive to love
sexual · physical · erotic · carnal · romantic love
PlatonicAristotelian
Of ancient systematic philosophy
empiricist · materialist · nominalist · positivist · pragmatist
- platonic loveEmotional bond sans desire
- platonic idealFlawless non-sexual relationship model
- platonic attractionNonsexual interpersonal draw
- platonic formsPerfect non-physical archetypes
- platonic solidCongruent-faced convex shape