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

“The moment you let your guard down, they’re ready. And with the sophistication of scams nowadays, even if your guard is up, they’re ready.”

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When it came to the supernatural, Penelope was simply out of her league, as they say nowadays.

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For some reason this was what pushed her “over the edge,” as they say nowadays, and she began to cry in earnest.

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No doubt this was just as painful as it sounds; nowadays the pince-nez is as extinct as the dodo.

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“Dudgeon” is the sort of old-fashioned term one rarely hears nowadays, but the condition it describes remains all too familiar.

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Related Words

• contemporary 
• modern