Antonyms for bona fide
| Grammar : Adj, noun |
| Spell : boh-nuh fahyd, bon-uh; boh-nuh fahy-dee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈboʊ nə ˌfaɪd, ˈbɒn ə; ˈboʊ nə ˈfaɪ di |
Definition of bona fide
Origin :- 1540s, Latin, literally "in good faith," ablative of bona fides "good faith" (see faith). Originally used as an adverb, later (18c.) also as an adjective. The opposite is mala fide.
- adj authentic and genuine
- noun genuine
- The purchase of the face powder might have been quite innocent and bona fide.
- Extract from : « The Ivory Snuff Box » by Arnold Fredericks
- "It was no mockery—it was a bona fide marriage," he returned.
- Extract from : « The Masked Bridal » by Mrs. Georgie Sheldon
- They had not a bona fide delegation from any Southern State.
- Extract from : « Expansion and Conflict » by William E. Dodd
- And your acquaintance with him is positively and bona fide of a state nature?
- Extract from : « Devereux, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- He had made them bona fide, in the interest of his conscience later on.
- Extract from : « It Never Can Happen Again » by William De Morgan
- The yachts were to be bona fide cruisers, and only jib-topsails were prohibited.
- Extract from : « Yachting Vol. 2 » by Various.
- What sordid considerations, when there is a bona fide ball in view.
- Extract from : « A Colony of Girls » by Kate Livingston Willard
- The ruse worked, and soon the doctor found his calls were bona fide.
- Extract from : « The Funny Side of Physic » by A. D. Crabtre
- And after his own bona fide effort, who would be surprised to find him sus.
- Extract from : « Springhaven » by R. D. Blackmore
- Do you mean to say that you still accept all this as bona fide?
- Extract from : « A Strange Manuscript Found in a Copper Cylinder » by James De Mille
Synonyms for bona fide
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