bona fide

Meaning

Adv

In good faith; genuinely, sincerely.

Adj

1. (not-comparable) In good faith; sincere; without deception or ulterior motive.
2. (not-comparable) Genuine; not counterfeit.

Synonyms

authentic

honest-to-goodness

in good faith

honest-to-god

true

honest

veritable

real

genuine

sincere

unquestionable

good

👍

guileless

heart-to-heart

heart-whole

hearty

honestly

ingenuous

kosher

leal

legally

legitimate

literal

live

proper

pucka

religiously

right

straight

straightforward

⬆️

substantial

substantive

sure-enough

tangible

true to life

true to type

unaffected

ungrudging

veridical

virtual

echt

fair dinkum

dinkum

open-heartedly

real stuff

b.f.

straight dinkum

undoctored

dinky-die

actual

Translations

genuíno

autêntico

authentique

echt

auténtico

autèntic

auf Treu und Glauben

véritable

echt

genuí

de bonne foi

oprecht

καλόπιστος

wahr

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌbəʊ.nəˈfaɪ.di/

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin bonā fidē (“in good faith”).