bona fide
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- (British) IPA: /ˌbəʊ.nəˈfaɪ.di/
- (America) IPA: /ˈboʊnə.faɪd/, /ˌboʊnəˈfaɪdi/, /ˈbɑnə.faɪd/, /ˈboʊnəˌfiːdeɪ/
bona fide (not comparable)
- In good faith; genuinely, sincerely.
- 1791, Joseph Priestley, Letters to Burke, XII:
- Let thinking people, then, judge what must be the fate of a church, whose fundamental doctrines are disbelieved by men of sense and inquiry, whose articles are well known not to be subscribed bonâ fide by those who officiate in it […] .
- 1791, Joseph Priestley, Letters to Burke, XII:
bona fide (not comparable)
- In good faith; sincere; without deception or ulterior motive.
- Synonyms: sincere
- Antonyms: mala fide
- Although he failed, the prime minister made a bona fide attempt to repair the nation's damaged economy.
- Genuine; not counterfeit.
- Synonyms: authentic, genuine
- Antonyms: bogus, counterfeit
- This is a bona fide Roman coin.
- 2000, O Brother Where Art Thou? ↗ (movie):
- Ulysses Everett McGill: I am the only daddy you got! I’m the damn pater familias!
- Wharvey Gal: But you ain’t bona fide!
- French: de bonne foi
- German: auf Treu und Glauben
- Portuguese: em boa fé
- Russian: добросо́вестный
- Spanish: de buena fe
- French: véritable, authentique
- Portuguese: genuíno
- Russian: настоя́щий
- Spanish: auténtico
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