Bona Fide
WordNet

adjective


(1)   Not counterfeit or copied
"An authentic signature"
"A bona fide manuscript"
"An unquestionable antique"
"Photographs taken in a veritable bull ring"
(2)   Undertaken in good faith
"A bona fide offer"
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Etymology


From the which is the of (“good faith”).

Adjective



  1. Done in good faith.
    Although he failed, the prime minister made a bona fide attempt to repair the nation's damaged economy.
  2. 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 paterfamilias!
      Wharvey Gal: But you ain't bona fide!
 
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