Pronunciation: ' b ō -n ə - ˌ f ī d, ' bä-; ˌ b ō -n ə - ' f ī -d ē , - ' f ī -d ə
Function: adjective
Etymology: L, literally, in good faith
Date: 1632
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
synonyms see AUTHENTIC