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bonafide

bo·na fide
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [boh-nuh fahyd, bon-uh; boh-nuh fahy-dee]
    • /ˈboʊ nə ˌfaɪd, ˈbɒn ə; ˈboʊ nə ˈfaɪ di/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [boh-nuh fahyd, bon-uh; boh-nuh fahy-dee]
    • /ˈboʊ nə ˌfaɪd, ˈbɒn ə; ˈboʊ nə ˈfaɪ di/

Definitions of bonafide word

  • adjective bonafide made, done, presented, etc., in good faith; without deception or fraud: a bona fide statement of intent to sell. 1
  • adjective bonafide authentic; true: a bona fide sample of Lincoln's handwriting. 1
  • adjective bonafide made sincerely, in good faith. 0
  • adjective bonafide genuine or authentic. 0

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Origin of bonafide

First appearance:

before 1935
One of the 8% newest English words
First recorded in 1935-45, bona fide is from the Latin word bonā fidē

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Parts of speech for Bonafide

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

bonafide popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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