What does Nowadays mean?
Definitions for Nowadays
ˈnaʊ əˌdeɪznowa·days
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Princeton's WordNet
present, nowadaysadverb
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"
nowadays, now, todayadverb
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"
Wiktionary
nowadaysadverb
At the present time; in the current era.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Nowadaysadverb
This word, though common and used by the best writers, is perhaps barbarous. In the present age.
Not so great as it was wont of yore,
It’s nowadays, ne half so straight and sore. Hubberd.Reason and love keep little company together nowadays. William Shakespeare, Midsummer’s N. Dream.
It was a vestal and a virgin fire, and differed as much from that which passes by this name nowadays, as the vital heat from the burning of a fever. Robert South, Sermons.
Such are those principles, which by reason of the bold cavils of perverse and unreasonable men, we are nowadays put to defend. John Tillotson, Serm. 1.
What men of spirit nowadays,
Come to give sober judgment of new plays. David Garrick, Ep.
Wikipedia
Nowadays
Nowadays is a single by American rapper Lil Skies featuring American recording artist Landon Cube. It was released for digital download on December 17, 2017 as the second single from his debut studio album Life of a Dark Rose. The song is one of the two first Lil Skies songs to reach the US Billboard Hot 100, debuting at number 85, and peaked at number 55. The music video was shot at Plano High School (Illinois). The sequel to the track, "Nowadays, Pt. 2" featuring Landon Cube was featured on Skies' sophomore studio album Shelby released on March 1, 2019.
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Nowadays is an adverb that refers to the present time, in contrast to the past. It is used to indicate that a situation or fact is true at the present time, often when it is different from a previous situation or time.
Webster Dictionary
Nowadaysadverb
in these days; at the present time
Etymology: [For now on (OE. an) days. See A-, 1.]
British National Corpus
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Nowadays' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2405
Adverbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Nowadays' in Adverbs Frequency: #335
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Nowadays in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Nowadays in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of Nowadays in a Sentence
Everybody is so talented nowadays that the only people I care to honor as deserving real distinction are those who remain in obscurity.
An increasing proportion of jobs are nowadays sedentary and it is possible that part of the health effects of working hours relate simply to a higher number of sedentary hours at work.
Nowadays it's difficult to give awards, to honor someone, because the political police immediately appear, alain Delon is not perfect. I'm not perfect.
Nowadays, it looks like some politicians have forgot about that.
Special needs kids and their families are very isolated even in normal times but nowadays their routines are disrupted, and it is even harder, these camps give families the chance to make new friends and have something to do.
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Translations for Nowadays
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- avui en dia, avui dia, actualmentCatalan, Valencian
- nu til dags, nu om stunderDanish
- momentan, heute, jetzt, gegenwärtig, zur Zeit, zurzeit, heutzutage, derzeitigGerman
- hodiaŭeEsperanto
- actualmente, hoy día, hoy en díaSpanish
- gaur egunBasque
- امروزهPersian
- nykyisin, nykyään, nykyaikanaFinnish
- aujourd'hui, actuellement, de nos joursFrench
- an latha an-diughScottish Gaelic
- आज कलHindi
- manapság, mostanábanHungarian
- oggigiorno, oggidìItalian
- 現代, 現在Japanese
- ಇತ್ತೀಚಿನ ದಿನಗಳಲ್ಲಿKannada
- 요즘Korean
- nunc dierumLatin
- hautdesdaagsLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- momenteel, nu, hedenDutch
- dííshjį́Navajo, Navaho
- obecnie, teraz, współcześniePolish
- hoje em dia, atualmente, hoje, agoraPortuguese
- сегодня, в наше время, в наши дни, теперьRussian
- dándánesSlovene
- numera, nu för tiden, numerSwedish
- сьогодні, нині, теперUkrainian
- آج کلUrdu
- ngày nay, đời nay, dạo nàyVietnamese
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