nowadays Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech
    present.
    • that is enough for the present
    • he lives in the present with no thought of tomorrow
  2. adverb in these times
    now; today.
    • 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

WordNet

Now"a*days` adverb
Etymology
For now on (OE. an) days. See A-, 1.
Definitions
  1. In these days; at the present time.
    What men of spirit, nowadays, Come to give sober judgment of new plays ? Garrick.

Webster 1913