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synchronicity

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The state of being synchronous or simultaneous.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Coincidences that seem to be meaningfully related; supposedly the result of "universal forces".

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Qualifier: Jungian psychology

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

the relation that exists when things occur at the same time

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the drug produces an increased synchrony of the brain waves

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: synchronism, synchrony, synchroneity, synchronization, synchronisation, synchronizing

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: temporal relation

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

32 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: едновременност (ednovremennost) — the state of being synchronous or simultaneous
  • Catalan: sincronicitat — the state of being synchronous or simultaneous
  • Dutch: synchroniciteit — the state of being synchronous or simultaneous
  • Esperanto: sinkroneco — the state of being synchronous or simultaneous
  • Finnish: synkronisuus — the state of being synchronous or simultaneous
  • Finnish: yhtäaikaisuus — the state of being synchronous or simultaneous
  • Finnish: yhtaikaisuus — the state of being synchronous or simultaneous
  • French: synchronicité — the state of being synchronous or simultaneous
  • German: Synchronizität — the state of being synchronous or simultaneous
  • Indonesian: sinkronisitas — the state of being synchronous or simultaneous
  • Japanese: 共時性 (kyōjisei) — the state of being synchronous or simultaneous
  • Japanese: シンクロニシティ (shinkuronishiti) — the state of being synchronous or simultaneous
  • Latin: synchronitās — the state of being synchronous or simultaneous
  • Latin: synchronicitās — the state of being synchronous or simultaneous
  • Māori: tukutahitanga — the state of being synchronous or simultaneous
  • Polish: synchronia — the state of being synchronous or simultaneous
  • Polish: synchroniczność — the state of being synchronous or simultaneous
  • Polish: synchronizm — the state of being synchronous or simultaneous
  • Portuguese: sincronia — the state of being synchronous or simultaneous
  • Portuguese: sincronismo — the state of being synchronous or simultaneous
  • Spanish: sincronicidad — the state of being synchronous or simultaneous
  • Spanish: sincronía — the state of being synchronous or simultaneous
  • Tagalog: kasabayan — the state of being synchronous or simultaneous
  • Tagalog: pagkakasabay — the state of being synchronous or simultaneous
  • Turkish: eşzamanlılık — the state of being synchronous or simultaneous
  • Bulgarian: синхроничност (sinhroničnost) — Jungian psychology: coincidences that seem to be meaningfully related
  • Dutch: synchroniciteit — Jungian psychology: coincidences that seem to be meaningfully related
  • Finnish: synkronisiteetti — Jungian psychology: coincidences that seem to be meaningfully related
  • German: Synchronizität — Jungian psychology: coincidences that seem to be meaningfully related
  • Japanese: 共時性 (kyōjisei) — Jungian psychology: coincidences that seem to be meaningfully related
  • Japanese: シンクロニシティ (shinkuronishiti) — Jungian psychology: coincidences that seem to be meaningfully related
  • Portuguese: sincronicidade — Jungian psychology: coincidences that seem to be meaningfully related