English noun: nowadays | |||
1. | nowadays (time) the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech | ||
Samples | That is enough for the present. He lives in the present with no thought of tomorrow. | ||
Synonyms | present | ||
Broader (hypernym) | time | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | date, here and now, moment, nonce, now, present moment, time being, today, tonight | ||
English adverb: nowadays | |||
1. | nowadays in these times | ||
Samples | It is solely by their language that the upper classes nowadays are distinguished. We now rarely see horse-drawn vehicles on city streets. Today almost every home has television. | ||
Synonyms | now, today | ||