adv ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech wordnet

Adverb

1. 1
   At the present time; in the current era. not-comparable

   "Cars nowadays are more efficient."

Adverb

1. 1
   in these times wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

any moreanymorecurrentlycurrentlyfor the time beinghere

Antonyms

All antonyms

whilereat one time

Example

More examples

"Nowadays we want our children to make their own decisions, but we expect those decisions to please us."

Etymology

From now + adays.

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