BONA FIDE


Meaning of BONA FIDE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈbō-nə-ˌfīd, ˈbä-; ˌbō-nə-ˈfī-dē, -ˈfī-də ]

adjective

Etymology: Latin, 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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.