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

adj [ˈbəʊnə ˈfaɪdɪ]

1. real or genuine a bona fide manuscript

2. undertaken in good faith a bona fide agreement

n [ˈbɔːnə fɑɪd]

Irish informal a public house licensed to remain open after normal hours to serve bona fide travellers

[from 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 We are happy to donate to bona fide charitable causes.
false, fake, imitation, bogus, sham, counterfeit, ersatz, phoney or phony (informal)

Translations

bona fide [ˈbəʊnəˈfaɪdɪ] ADJ (= genuine) → auténtico; (= legal) → legal

bona fide [ˌbəʊnəˈfaɪdi] adj

[qualification, charity] → authentique

[star] → vrai(e)

[purchaser, offer] → sérieux/euse

bona fide

adj → bona fide; traveller, word, antique → echt; it’s a bona fide offer → es ist ein Angebot auf Treu und Glauben

bona fide [ˈbəʊnəˈfaɪdɪ] adj (antique, excuse) → autentico/a; (offer) → serio/a, onesto/a