nowadaysadv.n.adj.

Brit.

/ˈnaʊədeɪz/, U.S.

/ˈnaʊəˌdeɪz/

Forms: see now adv. and adays adv.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: now adv., adays adv.

Etymology: < now adv. + adays adv. Compare nowaday adv., now-o'-days adv., now on days adv., now of days adv.Now usually written as one word.

A. adv.

At the present time, in contrast with the past.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > the present (time) > [adverb]

noweOE

nowtheOE

nughuOE

todayOE

nowthenc1225

orc1275

in presentc1330

in this presentc1330

now by dawec1330

of present1340

presentc1385

nowadays?1387

adaysa1393

nowadaya1393

now on daysa1393

presently?a1425

now of daysc1425

now-o'-daysc1450

at (the) presenta1500

at this presenta1500

nowdaysa1500

currently1579

on the presenta1616

actually1663

nowanights1672

naow1824

at this (or the) present speaking1835

again1837

contemporarily1837

nowdays1850

any more1859

hic et nunc1935

at this moment in time1936

?1387 T. Wimbledon Serm. (Corpus Cambr.) (1967) 83 (MED) O Lord God, what abusioun is þer among officeres of here boþe lawes nowadayes.

a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) v. 4884 As men mai finde nou adaies.

c1395 G. Chaucer Clerk's Tale E 1164 It were ful hard to fynde now a dayes In al a toun Grisildis thre or two.

c1400 (a1376) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Trin. Cambr. R.3.14) (1960) A. xi. 37 Leccherie & losengerie..þise arn games nowadayes.

?c1450 tr. Bk. Knight of La Tour Landry (1906) 53 Men of these maners there be now a dayes to mani.

1474 W. Caxton tr. Game & Playe of Chesse (1883) ii. iii. 41 The lawes now a dayes ben not executed but vpon the poure peple.

c1515 Ld. Berners tr. Bk. Duke Huon of Burdeux (1882–7) lxxxi. 252 Now a dayes can not be founde trew frendes as were wont to be.

1583 P. Stubbes Second Pt. Anat. Abuses sig. D3 I cannot but lament the small preferment now adaies that learning getteth in the world.

1600 W. Shakespeare Midsummer Night's Dream iii. i. 137 Reason and loue keepe little company together, now a daies.

1658 W. Johnson tr. F. Würtz Surgeons Guid ii. Introd. 43 Yet have I not related all the abuses which are practised and committed now adayes.

1712 J. Addison Spectator No. 481. ¶4 Lacqueys were never so saucy and pragmatical, as they are now-a-days.

1747 R. Campbell London Tradesman iii. 39 Their Patients received more Ease from their rude Conjectures, than may now a-days be received from the elaborate Systems of a College.

1766 J. Fordyce Serm. Young Women I. vi. 226 We speak of good housewifery now a days.

1833 H. Martineau Berkeley the Banker i. i. 21 Guineas are scarce now-a-days.

1893 Law Times 95 248/1 The Crown has certain privileges which appear somewhat anomalous nowadays.

1918 V. Woolf Diary 4 July (1979) I. 163 We had a great bout of people yesterday, as we tend to do nowadays.

1939 L. M. Montgomery Anne of Ingleside xiii. 86 We never seem to have old-fashioned winters nowadays.

1988 M. Hocking Irrelevant Woman (1989) vi. 77 Kids are spoiled nowadays. They are brought up to think the world revolves around them.

1992 Alabama Game & Fish Jan. 46/3 His advice is sadly disregarded nowadays.

B. n.

Present times.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > the present (time) > [noun]

instancec1374

nowa1393

presenta1425

nowadays?c1425

the time1484

presentens1509

here1608

present tense1630

now1633

the now1720

day1766

today1831

this day and age1832

of the period1859

nowaday1886

these days1936

?c1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (Paris) (1971) 568 Wirchers of now a dayes [?a1425 N.Y. Acad. Med. þat ar nowe; L. moderni] maken hem noght but after þe dyuysioun of 8 membres folowed in þis tretys.

1645 J. Milton Tetrachordon 26 Not partly right and partly wrong,..as Divines of now adaies dare censure them.

1647 tr. Maloezzi Pourtract 94 The Phisitians of now a dayes.

1852 N. Hawthorne Wonder-bk. (1879) 121 In the orchards of nowadays.

1904 M. M. Dodge Miss Flip at Exposition in Poems & Verses 117 Because we girls of nowadays... We learn so much we really feel as if we ought n't to.

1991 K. K. Dyson tr. R. Tagore I won't let you Go 199 There are likenesses between the dreams of yore and the dreams of nowadays.

C. adj. (attributive).

Of or belonging to the present day. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > the present (time) > [adjective]

present1340

nowa1393

presentary?a1425

unrun1474

modernc1485

hodiern?a1513

actual1525

modernal1542

instantc1550

this1582

immediate1605

current1608

nowadays1609

nowaday1632

hodiernal1656

living1659

running1659

daily1663

existent1676

existing1827

present-day1833

presential1878

today1908

1609 J. Rawlinson Fishermen 32 Such indeed..is our now-adaies religion.

1897 Westm. Gaz. 2 Mar. 2/1 These nowadays parsons are just a set of fussing insurance agents.

1967 P. J. Kavanagh Satire I in Coll. Poems 59 Why did I leave my rich place at the court, or the nowadays version of it.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	nowadays
释义	nowadaysadv.n.adj. Brit. /ˈnaʊədeɪz/, U.S. /ˈnaʊəˌdeɪz/ Forms: see now adv. and adays adv. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: now adv., adays adv. Etymology: < now adv. + adays adv. Compare nowaday adv., now-o'-days adv., now on days adv., now of days adv.Now usually written as one word. A. adv. At the present time, in contrast with the past. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the present (time) > [adverb] noweOE nowtheOE nughuOE todayOE nowthenc1225 orc1275 in presentc1330 in this presentc1330 now by dawec1330 of present1340 presentc1385 nowadays?1387 adaysa1393 nowadaya1393 now on daysa1393 presently?a1425 now of daysc1425 now-o'-daysc1450 at (the) presenta1500 at this presenta1500 nowdaysa1500 currently1579 on the presenta1616 actually1663 nowanights1672 naow1824 at this (or the) present speaking1835 again1837 contemporarily1837 nowdays1850 any more1859 hic et nunc1935 at this moment in time1936 ?1387 T. Wimbledon Serm. (Corpus Cambr.) (1967) 83 (MED) O Lord God, what abusioun is þer among officeres of here boþe lawes nowadayes. a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) v. 4884 As men mai finde nou adaies. c1395 G. Chaucer Clerk's Tale E 1164 It were ful hard to fynde now a dayes In al a toun Grisildis thre or two. c1400 (a1376) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Trin. Cambr. R.3.14) (1960) A. xi. 37 Leccherie & losengerie..þise arn games nowadayes. ?c1450 tr. Bk. Knight of La Tour Landry (1906) 53 Men of these maners there be now a dayes to mani. 1474 W. Caxton tr. Game & Playe of Chesse (1883) ii. iii. 41 The lawes now a dayes ben not executed but vpon the poure peple. c1515 Ld. Berners tr. Bk. Duke Huon of Burdeux (1882–7) lxxxi. 252 Now a dayes can not be founde trew frendes as were wont to be. 1583 P. Stubbes Second Pt. Anat. Abuses sig. D3 I cannot but lament the small preferment now adaies that learning getteth in the world. 1600 W. Shakespeare Midsummer Night's Dream iii. i. 137 Reason and loue keepe little company together, now a daies. View more context for this quotation 1658 W. Johnson tr. F. Würtz Surgeons Guid ii. Introd. 43 Yet have I not related all the abuses which are practised and committed now adayes. 1712 J. Addison Spectator No. 481. ¶4 Lacqueys were never so saucy and pragmatical, as they are now-a-days. 1747 R. Campbell London Tradesman iii. 39 Their Patients received more Ease from their rude Conjectures, than may now a-days be received from the elaborate Systems of a College. 1766 J. Fordyce Serm. Young Women I. vi. 226 We speak of good housewifery now a days. 1833 H. Martineau Berkeley the Banker i. i. 21 Guineas are scarce now-a-days. 1893 Law Times 95 248/1 The Crown has certain privileges which appear somewhat anomalous nowadays. 1918 V. Woolf Diary 4 July (1979) I. 163 We had a great bout of people yesterday, as we tend to do nowadays. 1939 L. M. Montgomery Anne of Ingleside xiii. 86 We never seem to have old-fashioned winters nowadays. 1988 M. Hocking Irrelevant Woman (1989) vi. 77 Kids are spoiled nowadays. They are brought up to think the world revolves around them. 1992 Alabama Game & Fish Jan. 46/3 His advice is sadly disregarded nowadays. B. n. Present times. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the present (time) > [noun] instancec1374 nowa1393 presenta1425 nowadays?c1425 the time1484 presentens1509 here1608 present tense1630 now1633 the now1720 day1766 today1831 this day and age1832 of the period1859 nowaday1886 these days1936 ?c1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (Paris) (1971) 568 Wirchers of now a dayes [?a1425 N.Y. Acad. Med. þat ar nowe; L. moderni] maken hem noght but after þe dyuysioun of 8 membres folowed in þis tretys. 1645 J. Milton Tetrachordon 26 Not partly right and partly wrong,..as Divines of now adaies dare censure them. 1647 tr. Maloezzi Pourtract 94 The Phisitians of now a dayes. 1852 N. Hawthorne Wonder-bk. (1879) 121 In the orchards of nowadays. 1904 M. M. Dodge Miss Flip at Exposition in Poems & Verses 117 Because we girls of nowadays... We learn so much we really feel as if we ought n't to. 1991 K. K. Dyson tr. R. Tagore I won't let you Go 199 There are likenesses between the dreams of yore and the dreams of nowadays. C. adj. (attributive). Of or belonging to the present day. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the present (time) > [adjective] present1340 nowa1393 presentary?a1425 unrun1474 modernc1485 hodiern?a1513 actual1525 modernal1542 instantc1550 this1582 immediate1605 current1608 nowadays1609 nowaday1632 hodiernal1656 living1659 running1659 daily1663 existent1676 existing1827 present-day1833 presential1878 today1908 1609 J. Rawlinson Fishermen 32 Such indeed..is our now-adaies religion. 1897 Westm. Gaz. 2 Mar. 2/1 These nowadays parsons are just a set of fussing insurance agents. 1967 P. J. Kavanagh Satire I in Coll. 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