bona fide

bo·na fide  (bn fd, fd, bn)

adj.

1. Made or carried out in good faith; sincere: a bona fide offer.

2. Authentic; genuine: a bona fide Rembrandt. See Synonyms at authentic.

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[Latin bon fid : bon, feminine ablative of bonus, good + fid, ablative of fids, faith.]

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bona fide [bone-a fide-ee]

Adjective

1. genuine: a bona fide manuscript

2. undertaken in good faith: a bona fide agreement [Latin]

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	bona fide - undertaken in good faith; "a bona fide offer" sincere - open and genuine; not deceitful; "he was a good man, decent and sincere"; "felt sincere regret that they were leaving"; "sincere friendship"
	2.	bona fide - not counterfeit or copied; "an authentic signature"; "a bona fide manuscript"; "an unquestionable antique"; "photographs taken in a veritable bull ring" authentic, unquestionable, veritable echt, genuine - not fake or counterfeit; "a genuine Picasso"; "genuine leather"

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bona fide

adjective genuine, real, true, legal, actual, legitimate, authentic, honest, veritable, lawful, on the level (informal) kosher (informal) dinkum Austral., N.Z. (informal) the real McCoy << OPPOSITE bogus

Translations

bona fide [ˈbəunəˈfaɪdɪ] adj → genuino, auténtico

bona fide [ˈbəunəˈfaɪdɪ] adj → de bonne foi; [offer] → sérieux/euse

bona fide [ˈbəunəˈfaɪdɪ] adj → echt;

bona fide offer → Angebot nt auf Treu und Glauben

bona fide [ˈbəunəˈfaɪdɪ] adj → sincero/a; [offer] → onesto/a