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View usage for: (boʊnə faɪdi) adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]If something or someone is bona fide, they are genuine or real. [formal] We are happy to donate to bona fide charitable causes. We simply cannot believe that a bona fide seller would conduct business on this basis. Synonyms: genuine, real, true, legal More Synonyms of bona fide bona fide in British Englishadjective (ˈbəʊnə ˈfaɪdɪ)1. real or genuine a bona fide manuscript 2. undertaken in good faith a bona fide agreement noun (ˈbɔːnə fɑɪd)3. Irish informal a public house licensed to remain open after normal hours to serve bona fide travellers Word origin C16: from Latin bona fide in American English (ˈboʊnə ˌfaɪd; ˈbɑnə ˌfaɪd; ˌboʊnə ˈfaɪdi) 1. in good faith; made or done without fraud or deceit a bona fide offer to negotiate 2. genuine; real a bona fide Chippendale chair SIMILAR WORDS: auˈthentic Examples of 'bona fide' in a sentencebona fide It is almost unheard of for an English player to dodge a game without a bona fide reason.But that I had a bona fide problem?I also got to meet a bona fide, A-list film star.He was also a bona fide fan who loves fashion.Military has become a bona fide classic.American minimalism has now been around long enough to have produced its own bona fide classics.It is a genuine, bona fide export success.Was this really the stuff of bona fide pop stardom, though?Seeing as we were about to become bona fide artists at our next class, it seemed suitably decadent.That is to say, no actual bona fide member of the public has come to hear me speak.A genuine, bona fide reason all on its own for buying something else.Police ensured that only bona fide members of the press could make it on to the crescent, where the couple moved only last summer.Medal winners or not, they are genuine, bona fide role models.She lived much of her life in Egypt, where she was a bona fide superstar.There was no defence available to the daughter, such as a change of position defence or being a bona fide purchaser for value withoutnotice.It is time for Cook the bona fide Test match opener to reappear once again.Maybe it's ubiquitous because it's in the throes of becoming a bona fide classic.Happy Birthday may not be a bona fide classic, but it made a suitably climactic anthem.He's a bona fide rock legend and those opening screams seemed to proclaim he's still got it.Dogs used to have a lowly place in the household hierarchy, but over the years we have let them become bona fide members of the family. In other languagesbona fide British English: bona fide ADJECTIVE If something or someone is bona fide, they are genuine or real. We are happy to donate to bona fide charitable causes. - American English: bona fide
- Brazilian Portuguese: autêntico
- Chinese: 真诚的
- European Spanish: genuino
- French: sérieux
- German: echt
- Italian: genuino
- Japanese: 本物の
- Korean: 진실된
- European Portuguese: autêntico
- Latin American Spanish: genuino
Definition undertaken in good faith We are happy to donate to bona fide charitable causes. Synonyms legal veritable lawful kosher (informal) dinkum (Australian, New Zealand, informal) the real McCoy Opposites false , fake , imitation , bogus , sham , counterfeit , ersatz , phoney or phony (informal) Additional synonymsDefinition existing in reality or as a matter of fact They are using local actors or the actual people involved. Synonyms genuine, real, true, confirmed, authentic, verified, truthful, bona fide, dinkum (Australian, New Zealand, informal) Definition of undisputed origin or authorship patterns for making authentic border-style clothing Synonyms real, true, original, actual, pure, genuine, valid, faithful, undisputed, veritable, lawful, on the level (informal), bona fide, dinkum (Australian, New Zealand, informal), pukka, the real McCoy, true-to-life, liveDefinition gained or earned fairly It was an honest mistake on his part. Synonyms genuine, real, true, straight, fair, proper, authentic, equitable, impartial, on the level (informal), bona fide, dinkum (Australian, New Zealand, informal), above board, fair and square, on the up and up, honest to goodness - bombshell
- bon mot
- bon vivant
- bona fide
- bonanza
- bond
- bondage
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