nowadays nowadays /ˈnaʊəˌdeɪz/

adverb

1. In these times  ( nowadays , today , now )
   in these times
    It is solely by their language that the upper classes nowadays are distinguished
   it is solely by their language that the upper classes nowadays are distinguished
    We now rarely see horse-drawn vehicles on city streets
   we now rarely see horse-drawn vehicles on city streets
    Today almost every home has television
   today almost every home has television
   

noun

1. The period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech  ( nowadays , present )
   the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech
    That is enough for the present
   that is enough for the present
    He lives in the present with no thought of tomorrow
   he lives in the present with no thought of tomorrow