bona fide
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See also bonâ fide
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[edit] English
[edit] Alternative forms
[edit] Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA: /ˌbəʊ.nəˈfaɪ.di/
- (US) IPA: /ˌboʊnəˈfaɪdi/, /ˈboʊnə.faɪd/, /ˈboʊnəˌfiːdeɪ/
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[edit] Usage notes
The pronunciation IPA: /ˈboʊnə.faɪd/, although very widespread (especially in the US), is regarded by some as incorrect.[1]
[edit] Etymology
From the Latin bonā fidē (“in good faith”) which is the ablative of bona fidēs (“good faith”).
[edit] Adjective
bona fide (not comparable)
- Done in good faith.
- Although he failed, the prime minister made a bona fide attempt to repair the nation's damaged economy.
- Genuine; not counterfeit.
- This is a bona fide Roman coin.
- 2000, O Brother Where Art Thou? (movie):
- Ulysses Everett McGill: I am the only daddy you got! I’m the damn pater familias!
- Wharvey Gal: But you ain’t bona fide!
[edit] Usage notes
Sometimes misspelled as *bonafied, by incorrectly analyzing as the past tense of assumed *bonafy.[2]
[edit] Synonyms
[edit] Antonyms
- (done in good faith): mala fide
[edit] Translations
done in good faith
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genuine
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
- ^ Bonafied / Bona Fide, Paul Brians
