Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

platonical

/pləˈtɒnɪk(ə)l/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pla-ton-i-cal
IPA: /pləˈtɒnɪk(ə)l/

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to Plato or his philosophy; Platonic.

adj

Affectionate but non-sexual; platonic.

adj

Alternative form of Platonical.

Example Sentences

"[T]he Pythagoricall, and Platonicall perfect scholer, and the constant profound Philosopher, with more ease and spede, may (like the Bee,) gather, hereby, both wax and hony."
"Plutarkes opinions are Platonicall, gentle and accommodable unto civill societie[…]."

Etymology

From Latin Platōnicus + -al. By surface analysis, Platonic + -al or Platon + -ical.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: Platōnicus
Suffix: Platon

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /pləˈtɒnɪk(ə)l/

Inflected Forms

more Platonical (comparative) most Platonical (superlative) Platonicall (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce platonical?: The recorded pronunciation is /pləˈtɒnɪk(ə)l/.
What does platonical mean?: Pertaining to Plato or his philosophy; Platonic.
Where does platonical come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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