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Meaning of "bona fides" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BONA FIDES

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PRONUNCIATION OF BONA FIDES

bona fides  [ˈbəʊnə ˈfaɪdiːz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BONA FIDES

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bona fides is a noun.
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.

WHAT DOES BONA FIDES 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 fides in the English dictionary

The definition of bona fides in the dictionary is good faith; honest intention.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BONA FIDES


aedes
eɪˈiːdiːz
Alcides
ælˈsaɪdiːz
Andes
ˈændiːz
aphides
ˈeɪfɪdiːz
apsides
æpˈsaɪdiːz
Archimedes
ˌɑːkɪˈmiːdiːz
Aristides
ˌærɪˈstaɪdiːz
Cyclades
ˈsɪkləˌdiːz
Diomedes
ˌdaɪəˈmiːdiːz
gourmandise
ˌɡʊəmənˈdiːz
Hades
ˈheɪdiːz
Hebrides
ˈhɛbrɪˌdiːz
Heracleides
ˌhɛrəˈklaɪdiːz
Hesperides
hɛˈspɛrɪˌdiːz
laydeez
ˈleɪdiːz
mammitides
ˌmæmɪˈtaɪdiːz
Miltiades
mɪlˈtaɪəˌdiːz
pedes
ˈpɛdiːz
Pleiades
ˈplaɪəˌdiːz
Sporades
ˈspɒrəˌdiːz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BONA FIDES

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE BONA FIDES

besides
Eumenides
Euripides
Guides
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Inner Hebrides
insides
Laurentides
Maimonides
Outer Hebrides
Pierides
silversides
Simonides
split one´s sides
strides
take sides
Thucydides
topsides
uberrima fides
upsides

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

SYNONYMS

Translation of «bona fides» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BONA FIDES

Find out the translation of bona fides to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bona fides 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 fides» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

善意
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

buena fe
570 millions of speakers

English

bona fides
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नेकनीयती
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

صدق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

добросовестность
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

bona fides
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সদিচ্ছা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bonne foi
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bona fides
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Echtheit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

善意
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

내세운다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bona fides
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

fides bona
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நல்லது
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रामाणिकपणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Iyi niyet
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

buona fede
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bona fides
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сумлінність
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

buna credință
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

την καλή πίστη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bona fides
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hederlighet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bona Fides
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bona fides

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BONA FIDES»

The term «bona fides» is normally little used and occupies the 113.900 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BONA FIDES» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «bona fides» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «bona fides» 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 fides

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BONA FIDES»

Discover the use of bona fides in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bona fides and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Bona Fides, Lies and Spies
After spying in China for six years, Logan was assigned to Argentina and he was changed from an operative to a singleton.
Martin Roberts, 2007
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A Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage
... English; as a legal term, it is unlikely to give way completely to good-faith. Cf. bona fides. B. Adjective or Adverb. Bona fide was originally adverbial, meaning " in good faith" <the suit was brought bona fide>. The phrase is still used in this way, ...
Bryan A. Garner, 2001
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The Australasian Annual Digest: Being a Digest of Cases ...
Bona Fides — Application for homestead selection— Father advancing deposit for sons and participating in ballot — Advancement. — An application by one of three brothers, all of whom, together with their father, participated in the ballot, was ...
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Garner's Modern American Usage
Though the adjective bona fide has been fully anglicized, the noun phrase bona fides has lost much ground—especially in AmE—to good faith. The trend should be encouraged. Perhaps the comparative infrequency of bona fides results from ...
Bryan Garner, 2009
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The Irish Law Times and Solicitors' Journal
BONA FIDES. It is easier to state generally the praotioal application of a bona fides than to deflue it satisfactorily as a theoretical conception. We intend in this piper to pass from the negative to the positive — from what bona fide» is oot, to what ...
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Scots Revised Reports: House of Lords Series
I concur in every word which your Lordships have stated ; and I am only anxious to express my views as to what may not have been already stated by your Lordships ; and if the question comes to be one of bona fides, and to rest on the ...
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Conveyancing and other forms: a collection of precedents ...
731 " " affidavit of bona fides by [mortgagee, 733 " " " bona fides by [agent of mortgagee, 733 to secure indorser, 734 " " affidavit of bona fides by [mortgagee, 734 " " " " of bona fides by [agent of mortgagee, 734 " " bonds or debentures, affidavit ...
Arthur Henry O'Brien, 1906
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The Washington Law Reporter
(4) A genuine belief on the part of one who is not truly proprietor, that a subject is his own property, based upon probable grounds, but on a title void in a material part through the operation of an obvious, known law, is not held to be bona fides  ...
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A Text-Book of Roman Law: From Augustus to Justinian
Vsucapio, 241; usurpatio, 242; bona fides, 243; LXXXVIII. Iusta causa, 246; Non- usucaptible property, 248; LXXXIX. Longi temporis praescriptio, 249; XC. Adiudicatio, 252; Litis aestimatio, ib.; Ius accres- cendi, ib.; XCI. Donatio inter vivos, 253; ...
W. W. Buckland, 2007
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A Law Dictionary and Glossary: Containing Full Definitions ...
BONA FIDES. Lat. In the civil and common law. Good faith; honesty; sincerity. The opposite of male fides, (q. v.) See Bonn fide. Equity, (wquum et bonum.) See Briesomus. Bonn tides non patitur ut bis idem oxigflur. Good faith does not suffer  ...
Alexander Mansfield Burrill, 1867

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BONA FIDES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bona fides is used in the context of the following news items.
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Film Review: 'The World Is Mine'
... of discipline: The use of flashback, inner voice, slow-mo and rollicking camera shots largely suggests a novice looking to flex his bona fides, ... «Variety, Jul 15»
2
Land scam: Hi-Tech Group boss deposits Rs 18 crore in SC
Based on the investigating agency's assertion, the Supreme Court on October 21, 2013 asked Panigrahi to prove his bona fides by either ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
3
Clinton issues missives against Israel boycott movement
Recounting her Israel bona fides, Clinton listed her opposition to resolutions at the United Nations and the Humans Rights Council, blocking ... «The Times of Israel, Jul 15»
4
25 Best Modern Exploitation Movies
Arthouse bona fides or not, both of these installments double as feel-bad movies for the raincoat crowd — the sort of salacious movie in which ... «RollingStone.com, Jul 15»
5
GOP debate countdown: Who's in and who's out?
The debates could help Bush win over Republican voters who are skeptical of his conservative bona fides, though they could also draw ... «The Hill, Jul 15»
6
Jim Webb brings a crucial voice to presidential race
Only Webb has the bona fides to promote a serious debate that looks beyond bogus issues such as Benghazi. For voters, the issue ... «Boston Globe, Jul 15»
7
Bernie Sanders: Gun Companies No More Liable Than Hammer …
And he tossed out his gun control bona fides—”I voted to ban semi-automatic assault weapons, I voted to make sure that there's an instant ... «Breitbart News, Jul 15»
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uk publishers association
The market-based licence solutions can be tailored to the needs of different researchers and enable publishers to check bona fides and ensure ... «Techdirt, Jul 15»
9
The Proposal
On paper, Gregory Konrath looked like Mr. Right, a take-charge guy with a list of bona fides that made him hard for Joannah Bierzychudek to ... «Indianapolis Monthly, Jul 15»
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How GOP candidates can talk climate without saying 'climate change'
... to establish conservative bona fides to attract primary voters, and keep their options open to appeal to independents in the general election. «Washington Examiner, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Bona fides [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/bona-fides>. Apr 2024 ».
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