synchronicity

English

Etymology

From synchron(ous) +‎ -icity.

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Noun

synchronicity (plural synchronicities)

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

Synonyms

• (state of being synchronous): synchronization, synchroneity; see also Thesaurus:simultaneousness

Antonyms

• asynchronicity

Coordinate terms

• serendipity

Translations

the state of being synchronous or simultaneous

• Esperanto: sinkroneco
• German: Synchronizität (de) f

• Japanese: 共時性 (kyōjisei), シンクロニシティ (shinkuronishiti)
• Polish: synchroniczność (pl) f
• Portuguese: sincronia (pt) f, sincronismo (pt) m

Jungian psychology: coincidences that seem to be meaningfully related

• German: Synchronizität (de) f
• Japanese: 共時性 (kyōjisei), シンクロニシティ (shinkuronishiti)

• Portuguese: sincronicidade (pt) f