nonce vs nowadays
nowadays vs noncenonce and nowadays both are nouns.
nonce is not an adverb while nowadays is an adverb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nonce | Yes | No | No | No |
| nowadays | Yes | No | No | Yes |
As nouns,
nowadays is a hypernym of
nonce; that is, nowadays is a
word with a broader meaning than nonce:
- nonce: the present occasion
- nowadays: the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech
Other hypernyms of nonce include
present.
| nonce (noun) | nowadays (noun) |
|---|---|
| the present occasion | the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech |
| nonce (adverb) | nowadays (adverb) |
|---|---|
| in these times |
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