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bonâ fide

bonâ fide is the alternative spelling of bona fide.

Meaning of bona fide

Adjective

bona fide (not comparable)

  1. In good faith; sincere; without deception or ulterior motive.
    • Although he failed, the prime minister made a bona fide attempt to repair the nation's damaged economy.
    Synonyms:
    sincere
    Antonyms:
    mala fide
  2. Genuine; not counterfeit.
    • This is a bona fide Roman coin.
    Synonyms:
    authentic, genuine
    Antonyms:
    bogus, counterfeit

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Questions about bonâ fide

What is bonâ fide the alternative spelling of?
Bonâ fide is the alternative spelling of bona fide.

Words near bonâ fide in the dictionary

  1. bonzers
  2. bonzes
  3. bonzidine
  4. bonzo
  5. bonzos
  6. bonâ fide
  7. Bonțida
  8. boo
  9. boo boo
  10. boo boos
  11. boo daddies

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Adapted from Wiktionary: bonâ fide (page history and authors); bona fide (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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