What does "nowadays" mean?

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

How do you pronounce "nowadays"?

Pronounced //ˈnaʊ.ə.deɪz//.

Common synonyms include: actually, catalan sculpture today, contemporarily, currently, exist today, for the time being.

/ˈnaʊ.ə.deɪz/ adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Noun

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

Adverb

1
At the present time; in the current era. not-comparable
"Cars nowadays are more efficient."

Adverb

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

From now + adays.