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

While the Kremlin has tried blocking the service, results have been mixed at best — and nowadays TOR is less necessary, as there are plenty of mirrors on the clear web.

From Salon

A lot of menus are the same nowadays, they’re just making the same s– everywhere.

From Los Angeles Times

Doing a Vegas residency nowadays is not the same as it was for Tom Jones and Engelbert Humperdinck.

From Los Angeles Times

"Even so, the players now are so much bigger and probably stronger than we were in the past. It is totally different things they do nowadays."

From BBC

To critics like Sharkey, the former lead singer of the Undertones who nowadays is vocal about the state of UK's rivers, it’s an admission that the privatisation of essential monopolies has been a failure.

From BBC

Related Words

• immediately
• soon