Standard Lemma guide

nowadays

adv · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ˈnaʊ.ə.deɪz/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Northumbria: /ˈnuː.ə.deɪz/
  • CMU ARPABET: N AW1 AH0 D EY2 Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

At the present time; in the current era.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • Cars nowadays are more efficient.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

in these times- Nancy Mitford

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • 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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: now, today

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • that is enough for the present
  • he lives in the present with no thought of tomorrow

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: present

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: time

Narrower terms: now, here and now, present moment, moment, date, time being, nonce, today, tonight

History

Etymology

From now + adays.

Across languages

Translations

140 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Akkadian: inanna — at the present time
  • Assamese: আজিকালি (azikali) — at the present time
  • Basque: gaur egun — at the present time
  • Bulgarian: сега (sega) — at the present time
  • Bulgarian: понастоящем (ponastojaštem) — at the present time
  • Burmese: ယခုအချိန်တွင် (ya.hku.a.hkyintwang) — at the present time
  • Catalan: actualment — at the present time
  • Catalan: avui dia — at the present time
  • Chinese Mandarin: 現在 /现在 (xiànzài) — at the present time
  • Danish: nu om stunder — at the present time
  • Dutch: heden — at the present time
  • Dutch: momenteel — at the present time
  • Dutch: nu — at the present time
  • Finnish: nykyisin — at the present time
  • Finnish: nykyään — at the present time
  • French: actuellement — at the present time
  • French: de nos jours — at the present time
  • French: aujourd'hui — at the present time
  • French: présentement — at the present time
  • West-Frisian: hjoed de dei — at the present time
  • West-Frisian: hjoeddeis — at the present time
  • Galician: hoxe en día — at the present time
  • Galician: actualmente — at the present time
  • Georgian: დღესდღეობით (dɣesdɣeobit) — at the present time
  • Georgian: ამჟამად (amžamad) — at the present time
  • German: gegenwärtig — at the present time
  • German: zur Zeit — at the present time
  • German: derzeitig — at the present time
  • German: jetzt — at the present time
  • German: zurzeit — at the present time
  • German: momentan — at the present time
  • Hindi: आज कल (āj kal) — at the present time
  • Hungarian: mostanában — at the present time
  • Hungarian: manapság — at the present time
  • Hungarian: napjainkban — at the present time
  • Indonesian: sekarang ini — at the present time
  • Indonesian: saat ini — at the present time
  • Italian: oggidì — at the present time
  • Italian: oggigiorno — at the present time
  • Japanese: 現在 (genzai) — at the present time
  • Korean: 요즘 (yojeum) — at the present time
  • Marathi: आजकाल (ājkāl) — at the present time
  • Navajo: dííshjį́ — at the present time
  • Persian: امروزه (emruze) — at the present time
  • Polish: teraz — at the present time
  • Polish: obecnie — at the present time
  • Portuguese: hoje em dia — at the present time
  • Portuguese: atualmente — at the present time
  • Portuguese: hoje — at the present time
  • Portuguese: agora — at the present time
  • Punjabi: ਅੱਜਕੱਲ (ajjakalla) — at the present time
  • Punjabi: ਅੱਜ ਕੱਲ (ajja kalla) — at the present time
  • Punjabi: ਅੱਜ ਕੱਲ੍ਹ (ajja kallh) — at the present time
  • Punjabi: اَجّ کَلّ (ajj kall) — at the present time
  • Russian: в на́ше вре́мя (v náše vrémja) — at the present time
  • Russian: тепе́рь (tepérʹ) — at the present time
  • Russian: в на́ши дни (v náši dni) — at the present time
  • Russian: сего́дня (sevódnja) — at the present time
  • Sanskrit: अद्य (adya) — at the present time
  • Scottish Gaelic: an latha an-diugh — at the present time
  • Slovak: dnes — at the present time
  • Spanish: actualmente — at the present time
  • Spanish: ahora — at the present time
  • Spanish: hoy en día — at the present time
  • Spanish: hogaño — at the present time
  • Spanish: ogaño — at the present time
  • Swedish: numera — at the present time
  • Swedish: nu för tiden — at the present time
  • Swedish: numer — at the present time
  • Ukrainian: тепе́р (tepér) — at the present time
  • Ukrainian: ни́ні (nýni) — at the present time
  • Urdu: آج کل (āj kal) — at the present time
  • Vietnamese: ngày nay — at the present time
  • Vietnamese: đời nay — at the present time
  • Vietnamese: dạo này — at the present time
  • Vietnamese: hiện nay — at the present time
  • Bulgarian: в наши дни (v naši dni) — in the current era
  • Catalan: avui dia — in the current era
  • Catalan: avui en dia — in the current era
  • Chinese Mandarin: 現今 /现今 (xiànjīn) — in the current era
  • Chinese Mandarin: 現在 /现在 (xiànzài) — in the current era
  • Chinese Mandarin: 當今 /当今 (dāngjīn) — in the current era
  • Danish: nu til dags — in the current era
  • Danish: nu om stunder — in the current era
  • Dutch: heden ten dage — in the current era
  • Dutch: tegenwoordig — in the current era
  • Esperanto: hodiaŭe — in the current era
  • Finnish: nykyisin — in the current era
  • Finnish: nykyään — in the current era
  • Finnish: nykyaikana — in the current era
  • French: de nos jours — in the current era
  • Galician: hoxe en día — in the current era
  • Galician: actualmente — in the current era
  • German: heutzutage — in the current era
  • German: heute — in the current era
  • German: hütigs Tags — in the current era
  • Greek: στις μέρες μας (stis méres mas) — in the current era
  • Greek: επί των ημερών μας (epí ton imerón mas) — in the current era
  • Hebrew: כיום (kayóm) — in the current era
  • Hindi: आज कल (āj kal) — in the current era
  • Hungarian: manapság — in the current era
  • Hungarian: napjainkban — in the current era
  • Indonesian: sekarang — in the current era
  • Indonesian: saat ini — in the current era
  • Indonesian: pada masa kini — in the current era
  • Italian: oggidì — in the current era
  • Italian: oggigiorno — in the current era
  • Japanese: 現在 (genzai) — in the current era
  • Japanese: 現代では (gendai de wa) — in the current era
  • Japanese: 現代においては (gendai ni oite wa) — in the current era
  • Luxembourgish: hautdesdaags — in the current era
  • Marathi: आजकाल (ājkāl) — in the current era
  • Old English: on þissum dagum — in the current era
  • Persian: امروزه (emruze) — in the current era
  • Polish: współcześnie — in the current era
  • Portuguese: hoje em dia — in the current era
  • Portuguese: atualmente — in the current era
  • Portuguese: hoje — in the current era
  • Portuguese: agora — in the current era
  • Punjabi: ਅੱਜਕੱਲ (ajjakalla) — in the current era
  • Punjabi: ਅੱਜ ਕੱਲ (ajja kalla) — in the current era
  • Punjabi: ਅੱਜ ਕੱਲ੍ਹ (ajja kallh) — in the current era
  • Punjabi: اَجّ کَلّ (ajj kall) — in the current era
  • Romanian: în ziua de azi — in the current era
  • Romanian: în ziua de astăzi — in the current era
  • Russian: в на́ши дни (v náši dni) — in the current era
  • Russian: в на́ше вре́мя (v náše vrémja) — in the current era
  • Russian: тепе́рь (tepérʹ) — in the current era
  • Scottish Gaelic: an latha an-diugh — in the current era
  • Slovak: dnes — in the current era
  • Slovene: dándánes — in the current era
  • Spanish: hoy en día — in the current era
  • Spanish: hoy día — in the current era
  • Spanish: hogaño — in the current era
  • Spanish: ogaño — in the current era
  • Swahili: siku hizi — in the current era
  • Swedish: nu för tiden — in the current era
  • Sylheti: ꠀꠁꠎ-ꠇꠣꠁꠟ (aiz-xail) — in the current era
  • Sylheti: ꠀꠁꠎꠇꠣꠁꠟ (aizoxail) — in the current era
  • Urdu: آج کل (āj kal) — in the current era
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