bona fide

bo·na fide

adj
\ˈbō-nə-ˌfīd, ˈbä-; ˌbō-nə-ˈfī-dē, -ˈfī-də\

Definition of BONA FIDE

1

: made in good faith without fraud or deceit <a bona fide offer to buy a farm>

2

: made with earnest intent : sincere

3

: neither specious nor counterfeit : genuine

Examples of BONA FIDE

1. She has established her position as a bona fide celebrity.
2. His latest record was a bona fide hit.
3. They have a bona fide claim for the loss.

Origin of BONA FIDE

Latin, literally, in good faith

First Known Use: 1632

Related to BONA FIDE

Synonyms: authentic, certifiable, certified, dinkum [Australian & New Zealand], echt, genuine, honest, pukka (also pucka), real, right, sure-enough, true

Antonyms: bogus, counterfeit, fake, false, mock, phony (also phoney), pseudo, sham, spurious, suppositious, supposititious, unauthentic, unreal

Related Words: actual, historical, original; lawful, legal, legitimate; identifiable, recognizable, verifiable; proven, substantiated, validated, verified; incontestable, incontrovertible, indisputable, indubitable, irrefutable, undeniable, undoubted, unmistakable, unquestionable; veritable, very; accurate, correct, proper; pure, unadulterated, unalloyed

Near Antonyms: artificial, factitious, imitation, man-made, simulated, synthetic, unnatural; concocted, fabricated, manufactured; deceptive, delusive, delusory, misleading

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See Synonym Discussion at authentic

Rhymes with BONA FIDE

mala fide