synchronicity

[ sing-kruh-nis-i-tee ]

noun

1. (in the psychology of Carl Jung) the simultaneous occurrence of causally unrelated events and the belief that the simultaneity has meaning beyond mere coincidence.
2. coincidence in time; contemporaneousness; simultaneity.
3. Physics, Electricity. the state of having the same frequency and zero phase difference.

synchronicity

/ ˌsɪnkrəˈnɪsɪtɪ /

noun

1. an apparently meaningful coincidence in time of two or more similar or identical events that are causally unrelated

Word History and Origins

Origin of synchronicity¹

First recorded in 1865–70 synchronicity fordef 1; 1950–55 synchronicity fordef 2; synchron(ous) ( def ) + -ic ( def ) + -ity ( def )

Word History and Origins

Origin of synchronicity¹

C20: coined by Carl Jung from synchronic + -ity

Example Sentences

Shadow is one of them but also synchronicity, introversion and extroversion, the collective unconscious.

From Los Angeles Times

The members sit close together and play with the physical synchronicity of trained dancers.

From Los Angeles Times

That plot point was a bit of “amazing synchronicity,” Starr said, because he had been thinking about talking to Kripke about nestling some of his own existential feelings about aging into Homelander.

From Los Angeles Times

"So little can make such a big difference in conduction velocity and the synchronicity of the circuit."

From Science Daily

“The romance! The kismet! The synchronicity that this is all occurring in my lifetime!”

From Seattle Times

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