Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

platonically

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.83 in modern English

Syllables
pla-ton-i-cal-ly
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a platonic manner.

Etymology

Etymology tree English platonic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English platonically From platonic + -ally.

Inflected Forms

more platonically (comparative) most platonically (superlative)

Questions

What does platonically mean?
In a platonic manner.
Where does platonically come from?
Etymology tree English platonic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English platonically From platonic + -ally.

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