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Bona Fide

see synonyms of bona fide

Adjective

1. bona fide

undertaken in good faith

Example Sentences:
'a bona fide offer'

2. authentic, bona fide, unquestionable, veritable

not counterfeit or copied

Example Sentences:
'an authentic signature'
'a bona fide manuscript'
'an unquestionable antique'
'photographs taken in a veritable bull ring'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Bona Fide

see synonyms of bona fide
adjective (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

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Bona Fide

see synonyms of bona fide
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

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Bona Fide

see synonyms of bona fide
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.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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