synchronicity

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synchronicity

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From synchron(ous) + -icity. From Jungian psychology in the 1920s. By surface analysis, syn- + chron- + -icity; historically, see synchronous § Etymology.

noun synchronicities

  1. uncountable The state of being synchronous or simultaneous.
  2. countable, uncountable Coincidences that seem to be meaningfully related; supposedly the result of "universal forces".

Similar: synchronization, synchroneity · Opposite: asynchronicity, desynchronicity

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noun the state of being synchronous or simultaneous

Españolsincronicidad, sincronía
日本語共時性 kyōjisei, シンクロニシティ shinkuronishiti
Portuguêssincronia, sincronismo
Françaissynchronicité
DeutschSynchronizität

noun Jungian psychology: coincidences that seem to be meaningfully related

日本語共時性 kyōjisei, シンクロニシティ shinkuronishiti
Portuguêssincronicidade
DeutschSynchronizität

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@misc{synchronicity_2026,
  title = {synchronicity},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/synchronicity},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}