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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While Black Doves centers around avenging the death of a romantic lover, there is platonic love at the center too.
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Charley Ross, Glamour, 20 Dec. 2024
Understanding Platonic Love The interaction between Izzy and her roommate highlights the beauty of platonic love—a deep, non-romantic affection between individuals.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
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.
—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
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Charley Ross, Glamour, 20 Dec. 2024
Understanding Platonic Love The interaction between Izzy and her roommate highlights the beauty of platonic love—a deep, non-romantic affection between individuals.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
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.
—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
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“Platonic love.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/platonic%20love. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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