| Noun | 1. | today - the present time or age; "the world of today"; "today we have computers"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"; "he lives in the present with no thought of tomorrow" | |
| 2. | today - the day that includes the present moment (as opposed to yesterday or tomorrow); "Today is beautiful"; "did you see today's newspaper?"day, mean solar day, solar day, twenty-four hours - time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis; "two days later they left"; "they put on two performances every day"; "there are 30,000 passengers per day" | |
| Adv. | 1. | today - in these times; "it is solely by their language that the upper classes nowadays are distinguished"- Nancy Mitford; "we now rarely see horse-drawn vehicles on city streets"; "today almost every home has television" | |
| 2. | today - on this day as distinct from yesterday or tomorrow; "I can't meet with you today" | |