bona+fide

  • 11bona fide — *authentic, genuine, veritable Analogous words: true, *real, actual: *reliable, dependable, trustworthy: *pure, absolute, simple, sheer Antonyms: counterfeit, bogus Contrasted words: simulated, feigned, pretended, affected, shammed, assumed (see… …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 12bona fide — [n] genuine actual, authentic, honest, kosher, legitimate, real, true, valid; concept 582 …

    New thesaurus

  • 13bona fide — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ genuine; real. ► ADVERB chiefly Law ▪ without intention to deceive. ORIGIN Latin, with good faith …

    English terms dictionary

  • 14bona fide — /bowna faydiy/bowna fayd/ In or with good faith; honestly, openly, and sincerely; without deceit or fraud. Merrill v. Dept. of Motor Vehicles, 71 Cal.2d 907, 80 CaLRptr. 89, 458 P.2d 33. Truly; actually; without simulation or pretense.… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 15bona fide — /bowna faydiy/bowna fayd/ In or with good faith; honestly, openly, and sincerely; without deceit or fraud. Merrill v. Dept. of Motor Vehicles, 71 Cal.2d 907, 80 CaLRptr. 89, 458 P.2d 33. Truly; actually; without simulation or pretense.… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 16bona fide — in good faith, honestly, without fraud, collusion or participation in wrong doing. Glossary of Business Terms * * * bona fide bo‧na fi‧de [ˈbəʊnə ˌfaɪdi ǁ ˈboʊnə faɪd] adjective formal LAW real, true, and not intended to deceive: • a bona fide… …

    Financial and business terms

  • 17Bona Fide — Infobox Album | Name = Bona Fide Type = Studio Album Artist = Wishbone Ash Released = May 21, 2002 Genre = Rock Producer = Andy Powell Reviews = *Allmusic (Not rated) [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg token= sql=10:3ly67ue020jk Link] Last …

    Wikipedia

  • 18bona fide — /boh neuh fuyd , bon euh; boh neuh fuy dee/ 1. made, done, presented, etc., in good faith; without deception or fraud: a bona fide statement of intent to sell. 2. authentic; true: a bona fide sample of Lincoln s handwriting. Also, bona fide.… …

    Universalium

  • 19bona fide — [[t]bo͟ʊnə fa͟ɪdi[/t]] ADJ: usu ADJ n If something or someone is bona fide, they are genuine or real. [FORMAL] We are happy to donate to bona fide charitable causes... We simply cannot believe that a bona fide seller would conduct business on… …

    English dictionary

  • 20bona fide — /ˌboʊnə ˈfaɪdi / (say .bohnuh fuydee) adjective 1. genuine; real: a bona fide doctor. 2. undertaken or carried out in good faith: a bona fide agreement. Also, bona fide. {Latin} …