bona fide
[adjective]
Synonyms: genuine, actual, authentic, honest, kosher (informal), legitimate, real, true

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English Thesaurus: genuine, real, authentic, true, bona fide, ...

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bo‧na fi‧de /ˌbəʊnə ˈfaɪdi $ ˈbəʊnə faɪd/ adjective
[Date: 1700-1800; Language: Latin; Origin: 'in good faith']
real, true, and not intended to deceive anyone:
Only bona fide members are allowed to use the club pool.

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genuine used about a feeling, thing, or person that really is what they seem to be:
genuine concern
Experts believe that the painting is genuine.
genuine refugees
a genuine reason for taking time off work
If a student has genuine religious objections to a school activity, they do not have to participate.
real not false or artificial:
real wood
His real name is Reginald.
It looks just like the real thing.
Are those flowers real or artificial?
authentic authentic food, music, clothes etc are correct for the place or the period in history that they are supposed to be from:
It’s a friendly restaurant offering authentic Greek food.
authentic medieval instruments
The dancers wore authentic Native American designs.
true [only before noun] having all the qualities you would expect a particular type of person or thing to have:
a true friend
She is a true professional.
Being a true Red Sox fan, he never missed a game.
True Christians believe that Jesus is the Son of God.
bona fide /ˌbəʊnə ˈfaɪdi $ ˈbəʊnə faɪd/ [usually before noun] bona fide people or things are really what they say they are, especially when this can be checked by looking at official documents:
a bona fide medical qualification
a bona fide company
This club is only open to bona fide members.
hard evidence/facts evidence or facts that are genuine and can be proved:
There was no hard evidence to support the theory.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

bona fide
if someone or something is bona fide, they are what they seem to be and they are not trying to deceive you.
The new immigration policy is so severe it risks rejecting bona fide political refugees.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

bona fide
"in good faith" (from Latin), without any element of dishonesty or fraud
The mediator asked the two sides in the dispute to make a bona fide effort to solve the dispute.

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