bona fide
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5.9
- adjective
- /ˌboʊnə ˈfaɪdeɪ/
- Formal
:
legítimo
- The museum showcases a collection of bona fide artifacts from the ancient civilization.
- bona fide qualifications
- bona fide purpose
- bona fide member
He's an outdoorsman and he is a bona fide gun man.
- He's an outdoorsman and he is a bona fide gun man.
- He said, I want to put Bruno in front of bona fide terrorists.
- This was a, you know, bona fide sacrifice on their part, a loss.
- Three years rows up the ranks and established a a bona fide podcast.
- He might be Jackson's brother and ridiculously hot, but he's a complete, bona fide pain in my ass.
- Using this standard, the court has also held that the trial of an incompetent person violates due process that if there's a bona fide doubt about the competency.
- So it, it elongates your, your student career before you move on to your bona fide career by probably another year.
- Hi, I'm Anna Fox and I am a bona fide porn star and I'm here to let people ask me questions.
- We were going into well, it doesn't matter which which network, but you know, bona fide meeting big deal.
- They checked him out and said no, he's bona fide.
- But what we have in our midst here as I've I've as I've, you know, pressed before is a legitimate bona fide proven predator.
Examples
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Teachers inevitably establish the closest bonds with the students, and many become bona fide role models for students.
Academic text (2005) -
Importantly, the women of the Georgia WCTU attended as bona fide members on an equal standing with the male delegates.
Academic text (2009) -
Yeah, the new song's a bona fide hit.
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As you can see, a bona fide war hero.
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I guess that makes me a bona fide member of the human race.
Fiction book (1999) -
I believed that I was a bona fide member of Charlie Company.
Fiction book (1997) -
This is what we call a bona fide singles party.
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It's nothing short of a bona fide miracle.
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Huong and Hank were the only two men Rob knew who were bona fide Vietnam veterans.
Fiction book (1991) -
This is a bona fide supercar, one of the best on sale today, one of the craziest, fastest cars on the market.
Synonyms
218
3.8
Something that is real and trustworthy, not a fake
37
7.4
Being really true or real to make a description stronger
18
5.8
Looks proper and allowed because it follows rules or standards
6
7.7
Real and not fake
1
2.8
Completely real and not fake
1
8.5
To say that something is really true or serious
1
4.4
Clearly real, not fake
1
3.9
Shown to be true or correct after checking
Completely real and honest
Still in its original state and not changed or forged
Shown to be real by official checks
Officially checked and accepted as correct or legal
Proven to be real by official records or clear evidence
Antonyms
How Genuine
- Formal
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5.9
833
1.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
bona + fide
Bona fide is a Latin loan phrase whose parts ('bona', 'fide') are not productive English words and carry no immediate meaning for a typical B1 learner; the adjective meaning 'genuine, in good faith' cannot be derived from the surface forms in English. Although the phrase has cognates in legal and Romance-language contexts, its meaning is idiomatic for learners without knowledge of Latin roots, so it is not transparently compositional.
Etymology
Bona fide comes from Latin words bona meaning 'good' and fide meaning 'faith' or 'trust', and it was used in law when someone acted honestly. So, calling something bona fide gives the image of it being 'genuine' and not fake.