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platonic
Describing love or a relationship: based on an intellectual and emotional bond, without a sexual relationship.
Ihre Beziehung ist platonisch, auch wenn viele etwas anderes vermuten.
Their relationship is platonic, even though many people suspect otherwise.
Platonic
Relating to the Greek philosopher Plato or his philosophy; in accordance with his teachings.
Nach der platonischen Ideenlehre sind die wahrnehmbaren Dinge nur unvollkommene Abbilder ewiger Ideen.
According to the Platonic theory of Forms, perceptible things are merely imperfect copies of eternal Forms.
Platonic solid
In geometry, a convex solid whose faces are regular polygons of the same size and shape, with the same number of faces meeting at each vertex. There are exactly five such solids.
Der Würfel ist einer der fünf platonischen Körper.
The cube is one of the five Platonic solids.
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'platonisch' (platonic) contains the name 'Platon' (Plato) and the suffix '-isch'. This connection is particularly helpful for recognizing the word in texts about philosophy and geometry.
Im Seminar beschäftigen wir uns mit der platonischen Philosophie.
In the seminar, we are studying Platonic philosophy.
Common combinations are 'platonische Liebe' (platonic love), 'platonische Freundschaft' (platonic friendship), and 'rein platonisch' (purely platonic). 'rein' (purely) emphasizes that the relationship has no sexual aspect; 'bleiben' (to remain) emphasizes that this does not change.
Trotz ihrer engen Verbindung blieb ihre Freundschaft rein platonisch.
Despite their close bond, their friendship remained purely platonic.
Combinations such as 'platonische Ideenlehre' (Platonic theory of Forms), 'platonische Dialoge' (Platonic dialogues), and 'platonische Philosophie' (Platonic philosophy) indicate that the word refers to the philosopher. You will encounter this usage especially in specialized philosophical texts and in class.
Die Studierenden diskutierten im Unterricht über die platonische Ideenlehre.
The students discussed the Platonic theory of Forms in class.
Learn 'platonischer Körper' (Platonic solid) as a complete technical term in geometry. Exercises often use the pattern 'zu den platonischen Körpern gehören' (to be one of the Platonic solids), with 'zu' followed by the dative case.
Auch das Tetraeder gehört zu den platonischen Körpern.
The tetrahedron is also one of the Platonic solids.
