platonic love
noun
often capitalized P
1
: love conceived by Plato as ascending from passion for the individual to contemplation of the universal and ideal
2
: a close relationship between two persons in which sexual desire is nonexistent or has been suppressed or sublimated
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Sometimes, these doubles did not directly touch, like the two towers on stilts in a drawing from 1989, reflecting the fear of infection and transmission of HIV or the impossibility of a platonic love.
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Mateus Nunes, Artforum, 1 Dec. 2024
As the childhood friendship between two future game-makers blooms into a rich creative collaboration and, later, alienation, the book becomes a dazzling disquisition on art, ambition and the endurance of platonic love.
—New York Times, 8 July 2024
As for the platonic love between Faison and Braff, that began even before Scrubs debuted in 2001.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2024
Love is in the air right now (whether that be romantic love, self-love, or platonic love with your besties) as Valentine's Day quickly approaches.
—Victoria Montalti, refinery29.com, 26 Jan. 2024
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Mateus Nunes, Artforum, 1 Dec. 2024
As the childhood friendship between two future game-makers blooms into a rich creative collaboration and, later, alienation, the book becomes a dazzling disquisition on art, ambition and the endurance of platonic love.
—New York Times, 8 July 2024
As for the platonic love between Faison and Braff, that began even before Scrubs debuted in 2001.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2024
Love is in the air right now (whether that be romantic love, self-love, or platonic love with your besties) as Valentine's Day quickly approaches.
—Victoria Montalti, refinery29.com, 26 Jan. 2024
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“Platonic love.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/platonic%20love. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
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