'Nowadays' definitions:
Definition of 'nowadays'
(from WordNet)
adverb
In these times; "it is solely by their language that the upper classes nowadays are distinguished"- Nancy Mitford; "we now rarely see horse-drawn vehicles on city streets"; "today almost every home has television" [syn: nowadays, now, today]
noun
The period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech; "that is enough for the present"; "he lives in the present with no thought of tomorrow" [syn: present, nowadays]
Definition of 'Nowadays'
From: GCIDE
- Nowadays \Now"a*days`\ (nou"[.a]*d[=a]z`), adv. [For now on (OE. an) days. See A-, 1.] In these days; at the present time. [1913 Webster]
- What men of spirit, nowadays, Come to give sober judgment of new plays? --Garrick. [1913 Webster] Noways Noway