Home › Words › C › coulrophiliacoulrophiliacoulrophilia means A paraphilia consisting of sexual attraction to clowns, jesters and mimes.EtymologyCoined after coulrophobia with -philia.nounA paraphilia consisting of sexual attraction to clowns, jesters and mimes.e.g.“If you're charmed by incompetence, that's just another kind of coulrophilia.” — 2010, Monica Drake, Clown Girl: A Novel, page 239:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.coulrophobia 71% match — The fear of clowns. vs coulrophilia →coulrophobe 70% match — A person who fears or dislikes clowns. vs coulrophilia →clownophobia 67% match — The fear of clowns. vs coulrophilia →phallophilia 61% match — A paraphilia involving the sexual attraction or arousal to penises. vs coulrophilia →plushophilia 61% match — The paraphilia for plushies, typically stuffed toy animals. vs coulrophilia →acrotomophilia 61% match — A paraphilia involving sexual attraction toward amputees. vs coulrophilia →chronophilia 60% match — Primary or exclusive sexual attraction toward members of a specific age group, as with paedophilia or gerontophilia. vs coulrophilia →schediaphilia 60% match — A paraphilia in which a person is sexually attracted to cartoon characters. vs coulrophilia →