adj · adv · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:/ˌbəʊ.nəˈfaɪ.di/
US:/ˈboʊnə.faɪd/
US:/ˌboʊnəˈfaɪdi/
US:/ˈbɑnə.faɪd/
US:/ˈboʊnəˌfideɪ/
Canada:/ˈboʊnə.faɪd/
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adj
Meaning 1
In good faith; sincere; without deception or ulterior motive.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
Although he failed, the prime minister made a bona fide attempt to repair the nation's damaged economy.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sincere
Antonyms: mala fide
2
adj
Meaning 2
Genuine; not counterfeit.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
This is a bona fide Roman coin.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: authentic, genuine
Antonyms: bogus, counterfeit
3
adv
Meaning 3
In good faith; genuinely, sincerely.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bonafidely
Antonyms: none provided
4
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
not counterfeit or copied
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
an authentic signature
a bona fide manuscript
an unquestionable antique
photographs taken in a veritable bull ring
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: authentic, unquestionable, veritable
Antonyms: none provided
5
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
undertaken in good faith
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a bona fide offer
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Latin bonā fidē (“in good faith”).
Across languages
Translations
55 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
عن حسن نيَة
— done in good faith
Chinese Mandarin:
善意
(shànyì)
— done in good faith
Czech:
bona fide
— done in good faith
Czech:
v dobrém úmyslu
— done in good faith
Danish:
i god tro
— done in good faith
Danish:
bona fide
— done in good faith
Dutch:
oprecht
— done in good faith
Finnish:
vilpitön
— done in good faith
French:
de bonne foi
— done in good faith
German:
glaubwürdig
— done in good faith
German:
ehrlich gemeint
— done in good faith
German:
glaubhaft
— done in good faith
German:
echt
— done in good faith
Hungarian:
jóhiszemű
— done in good faith
Icelandic:
gerður í góðri trú
— done in good faith
Italian:
in buona fede
— done in good faith
Norwegian Bokmål:
i god tro
— done in good faith
Norwegian Bokmål:
bona fide
— done in good faith
Norwegian Nynorsk:
i god tru
— done in good faith
Norwegian Nynorsk:
bona fide
— done in good faith
Portuguese:
em boa fé
— done in good faith
Russian:
добросо́вестный
(dobrosóvestnyj)
— done in good faith
Samoan:
pona fite
— done in good faith
Samoan:
i le lelei faʻatuatua
— done in good faith
Slovak:
dobre myslený
— done in good faith
Spanish:
de buena fe
— done in good faith
Turkish:
iyi niyetle
— done in good faith
Turkish:
samimiyetle
— done in good faith
Ukrainian:
добросо́вісний
(dobrosóvisnyj)
— done in good faith
Czech:
pravý
— genuine
Dutch:
echt
— genuine
Finnish:
aito
— genuine
French:
véritable
— genuine
French:
authentique
— genuine
German:
echt
— genuine
German:
authentisch
— genuine
German:
wahrhaftig
— genuine
German:
original
— genuine
Hungarian:
valódi
— genuine
Hungarian:
igazi
— genuine
Icelandic:
ósvikinn
— genuine
Italian:
genuino
— genuine
Italian:
autentico
— genuine
Norwegian:
ekte
— genuine
Norwegian:
autentisk
— genuine
Polish:
prawdziwy
— genuine
Portuguese:
genuíno
— genuine
Russian:
настоя́щий
(nastojáščij)
— genuine
Samoan:
aoga
— genuine
Slovak:
pravý
— genuine
Swedish:
äkta
— genuine
German:
auf Treu und Glauben
— done in good faith; genuinely; sincerely
German:
guten Glaubens
— done in good faith; genuinely; sincerely
German:
in gutem Glauben
— done in good faith; genuinely; sincerely
Hungarian:
jóhiszeműen
— done in good faith; genuinely; sincerely
