I. ˈnau̇(ə)ˌdāz adverb
also now·a·day -ˌdā
Etymology: nowadays from Middle English now a dayes, from now (I) + a dayes adays; nowaday from Middle English, from now (I) + aday, from a- (I) + day
: in these days : at the present time
it is solely by their language that the upper classes nowadays are distinguished — Nancy Mitford
II. adjective
also nowaday “
: of or relating to the present time
the tendency of the nowaday producer — Johnston Forbes-Robertson
III. noun
: the present time
the land of nowadays that we never discover — Booth Tarkington