nowadays

[nou-uh-deyz]

adverb

1. at the present day; in these times.

   Few people do their laundry by hand nowadays.

noun

1. the present.

   The kitchens of nowadays are much more efficient than when I was a boy.

nowadays

/ ˈnaʊəˌdeɪz /

adverb

1. in these times

Word History and Origins

Origin of nowadays¹

First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English nou adaies; now, a- ¹, day, -s ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of nowadays¹

C14: from _now + adays from Old English a on + dæges genitive of _day

Example Sentences

“People are obsessed with the most mundane things. Like, we praise mediocrity nowadays.”

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I would have thought it was impossible back in the day, but nowadays those organizations are paying more attention to extreme metal.

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Partridge was once an "albatross" around Coogan's neck, but he returns to him nowadays because he "wants to", not because he has to.

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And this kind of prophetic feeling that keeps coming over me nowadays.

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"If you're using an AI bot to answer simple messages, then most people would be relatively comfortable as we have it in lots of different areas of our lives nowadays," she says.

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Related Words

• contemporary 
• modern