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bona fide

UK/ˌbəʊ.nəˈfaɪ.di/US/ˈboʊnə.faɪd/
adjectiveC2Not compared — the two pools are counted one word at a time, so a phrase has no score

Bona fide means genuine and made in good faith. A bona fide offer.

The Latin means in good faith, and it is still used in law in that exact sense. A bona fide purchaser is protected even when the seller had no right to sell.

Definitions of bona fide

  1. 1adjectivebona fideGenuine and made in good faith.C2

    “The claim turned out to be bona fide after all.”

bona fide is a quality.

Where it comes from

  1. Latin

    bonā fidē — in good faith

  2. English, today

    bona fide

Latin bonā fidē (“in good faith”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

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