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One man alone can be pretty dumb sometimes, but for real bona fide stupidity, there ain't nothin' can beat teamwork.
Edward Abbey

Meaning of "bona fide" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BONA FIDE

From Latin.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF BONA FIDE

bona fide  [ˈbəʊnə ˈfaɪdɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BONA FIDE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bona fide can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES BONA FIDE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Good faith

In philosophy, the concept of good faith denotes sincere, honest intention or belief, regardless of the outcome of an action; the opposed concepts are bad faith, mala fides and perfidy. In law, bona fides denotes the mental and moral states of honesty and conviction regarding either the truth or the falsity of a proposition, or of a body of opinion; likewise regarding either the rectitude or the depravity of a line of conduct. As a legal concept bona fides is especially important in matters of equity. Linguistically, in the U.S., American English usage of bona fides applies it as synonymous with credentials, professional background, and documents attesting a person's identity, which is not synonymous with bona fide occupational qualifications.

Definition of bona fide in the English dictionary

The first definition of bona fide in the dictionary is real or genuine. Other definition of bona fide is undertaken in good faith. Bona fide is also a public house licensed to remain open after normal hours to serve bona fide travellers.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BONA FIDE


Adie
ˈeɪdɪ
bridie
ˈbraɪdɪ
cedi
ˈseɪdɪ
comedy
ˈkɒmɪdɪ
diddy
ˈdɪdɪ
didy
ˈdaɪdɪ
Friday
ˈfraɪdɪ
Kennedy
ˈkɛnɪdɪ
kiddie
ˈkɪdɪ
kiddy
ˈkɪdɪ
lady
ˈleɪdɪ
midi
ˈmɪdɪ
remedy
ˈrɛmɪdɪ
shady
ˈʃeɪdɪ
snidey
ˈsnaɪdɪ
subsidy
ˈsʌbsɪdɪ
tidy
ˈtaɪdɪ
tragedy
ˈtrædʒɪdɪ
untidy
ʌnˈtaɪdɪ
vide
ˈvaɪdɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BONA FIDE

bon mot
bon ton
bon vivant
bon viveur
bon voyage
Bona
bona fides
bona vacantia
bonaci
Bonaire
bonamano
bonamia
bonamiasis
bonanza
Bonanza State
Bonaparte
Bonapartism
Bonapartist
Bonar Law
bonasus

WORDS THAT END LIKE BONA FIDE

aide
at the outside
bisulfide
confide
de fide
decide
disulfide
guide
hide
inside
mala fide
on one side
on the side
outside
pride
provide
ride
side
slide
trisulfide

Synonyms and antonyms of bona fide in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «BONA FIDE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «bona fide» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of bona fide

Translation of «bona fide» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BONA FIDE

Find out the translation of bona fide to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bona fide from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bona fide» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

真诚的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

genuino
570 millions of speakers

English

bona fide
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्रामाणिक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بحسن نية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

добросовестный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

autêntico
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রামাণিক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sérieux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bona fide
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

echt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

本物の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

진실된
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bona fide
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thành thật
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நல்லது
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रामाणिकपणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

iyi niyetli
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

genuino
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

w dobrej wierze
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сумлінну
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

de bună credință
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

bona fide
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bona fide
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bona fide
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bona fide
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bona fide

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BONA FIDE»

The term «bona fide» is quite widely used and occupies the 35.159 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BONA FIDE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «bona fide» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «bona fide» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bona fide

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10 QUOTES WITH «BONA FIDE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word bona fide.
1
Edward Abbey
One man alone can be pretty dumb sometimes, but for real bona fide stupidity, there ain't nothin' can beat teamwork.
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Michael Burgess
There are no bona fide treatments available for embryonic stem cells. There is nothing in the laboratory, and there is certainly nothing in the clinics available to patients.
3
Viola Davis
Tyler Perry's 'Madea Goes to Jail!' Which, I have to tell you, of everything that I've ever done in my career, that's the only thing that's perked up the ears of my nieces and nephews. That is it, that's done it for them. That made me a bona fide star in their eyes!
4
Eva Gabor
After all the work I've done, why should I suddenly be treated as a bona fide actress?
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Margaret Geller
It's a matter of the heart... I take teaching at Harvard very seriously and supervision of my students very seriously. Harvard should have a bona fide commitment to me.
6
Suge Knight
I'm passionate about everything, like my family and friends. Anybody I am talkin' to is gonna be bona fide real. There is no substitution for happiness. Period.
7
Sean Paul
By the time my first album was out, I had been out in Jamaica three or four years, but I had hits out at that time that were bona fide hits.
8
Sharon Kay Penman
I was actually born in New York City, but my family moved to Atlantic City when I was five, this being my dad's home town, so I think that qualifies me as a Jersey resident if not a bona fide native.
9
Michael Schiavo
And they talk about their bona fide doctors. They have a list of doctors that signed affidavits from looking at a picture of Terry. That's where they get their information from, by looking at a picture.
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Phil Spector
I'm dealing in rock'n'roll. I'm, like, I'm not a bona fide human being.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BONA FIDE»

Discover the use of bona fide in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bona fide and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Bona Fide Gold Digger
Wrongfully accused of a criminal act that causes her to lose her high-power career, Milan Walden accepts a job as a live-in companion to a terminally ill millionaire with whom she forges a twisted relationship that culminates in a bizarre ...
Allison Hobbs, 2008
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Bona Fide Liar
Bona Fide LiarRed GarnierAlex will do whatever it takes to keep male coworkers away from Carly.
Red Garnier, 2007
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Group Communication in Context: Studies in Bona Fide Groups
The volume is intended for use in group communication courses, as well as a reference for group scholars. It is also appropriate for classes in psychology, social work, counseling, sociology, anthropology, and related disciplines.
Lawrence R. Frey, 2003
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A Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage
(Eng.) This confusion may arise from the sugges- tiveness of bomb in bombastic. bona et catalla is the archaic latinism from which, by loan translation, derives the doublet goods and chattels. bona fide. A. And good-faith, adj. Bona fide, adj., is ...
Bryan A. Garner, 2001
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Lighthouse Ghosts: 13 Bona Fide Apparitions Standing Watch ...
And what could be more romantic and chilling than a haunting? This book will satisfy your craving for the supernatural with thirteen thrilling tales of the lonely souls who continue to watch over America's shores -- even after death!
Norma Elizabeth Butterworth-McKittrick, Norma Elizabeth, Bruce Roberts, 1999
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Group Communication in Context: Studies of Bona Fide Groups
The volume is intended for use in group communication courses, as well as a reference for group scholars. It is also appropriate for classes in psychology, social work, counseling, sociology, anthropology, and related disciplines.
Larry R. Frey, 2004
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Pretend Mistress, Bona Fide Boss
Yvonne Lindsay. “The others will be here in half an hour then we head down to the wharf.” “Good, I'm looking forward to it.” Adam watched her carefully. There were pale violet shadows under her eyes. A grim sense of satisfaction plucked at  ...
Yvonne Lindsay, 2009
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A clear view of the French King's Bona Fide: or sacred ...
T fir "w, "Fw ' As * ~ isszF/ffi.fflffl:y-\ Judmwffifflfiffffffiffl _\_,._.,_ 'CLEAR VIEW French KI_siN GA'S BONA FIDE= SACRBD REGARD to his most Solemn Promises and Oaths in TREATll-ZS of PEACE; ' NAMELY ' In those Of the Pjreneu , Aix la ...
9
Women and the Law: Leaders, Cases, and Documents
Baptist Medical Center, a court ruled that sex was a bona fide occupational qualification (BFOQ) for a position as a nurse in a hospital's labor and delivery section; in other words, a hospital could limit this job to women. In 1978 Gregory Backus ...
Ashlyn K. Kuersten, 2003
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Taxpayer Information Publications
The bona fide residence test applies to U.S. citizens and to any U.S. resident alien who is a citizen or national of a country with which the United States has an income tax treaty in effect. Bona fide residence. To see if you meet the test of bona ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BONA FIDE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bona fide is used in the context of the following news items.
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'A bona fide miracle' - Missing rescue dog Gracie finally finds her …
'A bona fide miracle' - Missing rescue dog Gracie finally finds her own way home ... But this was a bona fide miracle." Open Gallery 4. «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
2
'Accent on preventive vigilance, protecting officers who take right …
“When officers are protected for bona fide decisions, the process of decision-making also gets accelerated. If there is fear of God instilled in ... «Hindu Business Line, Jul 15»
3
Tom Cruise sparks fireworks in Nashville as he celebrates …
Even the rainy weather couldn't dampen folks spirits as they thrilled to the sight of a bona fide Hollywood mega-star among them. Wearing a ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
4
Obama shows a looser side on Twitter
Only occasionally would Obama post to Twitter himself, identifying a bona fide presidential tweet by appending his initials. Now Obama is ... «SBS, Jul 15»
5
Brock Lesnar on Beast in the East Built Excitement for WWE …
... but for everyone else, the allure of having a bona fide star on the card was a once-in-a-lifetime moment and can't-miss programming. «Bleacher Report, Jul 15»
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I'll be slack: Terminator Genisys flops as Magic Mike's pulling power …
On the back of Magic Mike and 21 Jump Street, he was looking like a bona fide star in 2012, but the twin failures of XXL and Jupiter Ascending ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
7
Dawn Fraser's comments about Kyrgios and Tomic were racist, say …
That raised questions of who was a bona fide Australian, and how long you had to have been here to be considered an Australian, she said. «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
8
Miu Miu Reprised Its Famous Spring 2010 Prints for Resort
There are a couple of collections that cause a bona fide sensation each season, launching never-ending wait lists, countless fast fashion ... «Fashionista, Jul 15»
9
CRN Exclusive: Curvature Taps 35-Year Dell, HP Vet To Boost …
... up with the services as well because we've sort of done that by default with our customers, and now we are making it a bona fide business. «CRN, Jul 15»
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In midtown east, a taller tower will mean better transit
The recommendations will now be finalized and then reviewed by the Department of City Planning before the agency draws up bona fide plans ... «Crain's New York Business, Jul 15»

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