English - Adverb
NOWADAYS (_not comparable_)
* At the present time; in the current era. [from 14th c.]
* 1594, William Shakespeare, _A Midsummer Night’s Dream_, First Folio 1621, Act III, Scene I:
to say the truth, reason and loue keepe little company together, NOWADAYES.
* 1603, John Florio, translating Michel de Montaigne, _Essays_, II.27:
What is it that NOW ADAIES makes all our quarrels mortall?
* 1762, A. F. Busching, _A New System of Geography_, volume 4, translated from German, p.4:
The appellation of _Germany_, is seldom used NOW-A-DAYS any where but in the title of the Emperor and Elector of _Mentz_.
* 1945, George Orwell, _Animal Farm_, chapter 6
And in his spare moments, of which there were not many NOWADAYS, he would go alone to the quarry, collect a load of broken stone, and drag it down to the site of the windmill unassisted.
* 2012, Dick Vinegar, _The Guardian_, 11 Jun 2012:
My favourite reading NOWADAYS is Pulse, one of the house magazines for GPs.
SYNONYMS
* (at the present time): currently, now, in this day and age, these days
TRANSLATIONS
nowadays (not comparable)
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At the present time; in the current era. [from 14th c.]
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1594, William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, First Folio 1621, Act III, Scene I:
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to say the truth, reason and loue keepe little company together, nowadayes.
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1603, John Florio, translating Michel de Montaigne, Essays, II.27:
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What is it that now adaies makes all our quarrels mortall?
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1762, A. F. Busching, A New System of Geography, volume 4, translated from German, p.4:
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The appellation of Germany, is seldom used now-a-days any where but in the title of the Emperor and Elector of Mentz.
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1945, George Orwell, Animal Farm, chapter 6
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And in his spare moments, of which there were not many nowadays, he would go alone to the quarry, collect a load of broken stone, and drag it down to the site of the windmill unassisted.
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2012, Dick Vinegar, The Guardian, 11 Jun 2012:
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My favourite reading nowadays is Pulse, one of the house magazines for GPs.