# mesophilia

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A preference for moderate temperatures.
2. A paraphilic sexual preference for middle-aged people.

## Etymology
From meso- + -philia. In the paraphilia sense, coined by psychologist Michael Seto in 2016.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/mesophilia