bona fide

== English == === Alternative forms === bonâ fide (rare) bona fyde (obsolete) === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from Latin bonā fidē (“in good faith”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˌbəʊ.nəˈfaɪ.di/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈboʊnə.faɪd/, /ˌboʊnəˈfaɪdi/, /ˈbɑnə.faɪd/, /ˈboʊnəˌfideɪ/ (Canada) IPA(key): /ˈboʊnə.faɪd/ , === Adverb === bona fide (not comparable) In good faith; genuinely, sincerely. Synonym: (nonstandard) bonafidely ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === bona fide (not comparable) In good faith; sincere; without deception or ulterior motive. Synonym: sincere Antonym: mala fide Genuine; not counterfeit. Synonyms: authentic, genuine Antonyms: bogus, counterfeit ==== Usage notes ==== The pronunciation /ˈboʊnə.faɪd/ is the most common one in the US and therefore listed first in American dictionaries, including American Heritage, Merriam-Webster, Webster's Third New International Dictionary, and the American version of Collins. Sometimes misspelled as bonafied, by incorrectly analyzing as the past participle of assumed *bonafy. ==== Derived terms ==== bonafidely ==== Translations ==== === See also === bona fides mala fide === References === == Czech == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from Latin bonā fidē (“in good faith”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈbona ˈfɪdɛ] === Phrase === bona fide bona fide (in good faith) === Further reading === “bona fide”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957 “bona fide”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989