Definition of synchronicity - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

timing

TECH.

relation when things occur at the same time

TECH.

The synchronicity of the clocks was crucial for the experiment.

concurrence

simultaneity

psychologymeaningful coincidences not causally related

She experienced synchronicity when she met him again.

coincidence

serendipity

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Origin of synchronicity

Greek, syn (together) + khronos (time)

Examples of synchronicity in a sentence

The synchronicity of their movements was mesmerizing.
Synchronicity led her to the right book at the right time.
He marveled at the synchronicity of their thoughts.

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French:synchronicité, ...
German:Synchronität, Synchronizität, ...
Italian:sincronicità, ...
Spanish:sincronía, sincronicidad, ...
Portuguese:simultaneidade, sincronicidade, ...
Chinese:同步性, ...
Japanese:同時性, 共時性, ...
Arabic:تَزامُن, تَزامُن ذات مَعنى, ...
Hebrew:סִינְכְרוֹנִיּוּת, ...
Russian:синхронность, синхроничность, ...
Ukrainian:синхронність, синхронія, ...
Hindi:समकालिकता, सिंक्रोनिसिटी, ...
Bengali:সমলয়তা, সিঙ্ক্রোনিসিটি, ...
Catalan:sincronització, sincronicitat, ...
Czech:synchronnost, ...
Danish:synkronicitet, ...
Dutch:synchroniciteit, toeval, ...
Greek:συγχρονικότητα, ...
Hungarian:egyidejűség, szinkronicitás, ...
Khmer:ភាពស្របពេលគ្នានៃព្រឹត្តិការណ៍, ភាពចៃដន្យដែលមានន័យតែគ្មានទំនាក់ទំនងហេតុបង្ក, ...
Korean:동시성, 우연의 일치, ...
Persian:هم‌زمانی, همزمانی, ...
Polish:synchronizacja, synchroniczność, ...
Portuguese (BR):sincronia, sincronicidade, ...
Romanian:sincronicitate, coincidență semnificativă, ...
Swedish:synkronisering, ...
Thai:ความพร้อมเพรียงกัน, ความบังเอิญที่มีความหมาย, ...
Turkish:eşzamanlılık, anlamlı tesadüf, ...
Vietnamese:sự đồng bộ, sự trùng hợp ngẫu nhiên, ...

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