bona fide
AdjectiveWordNet 3.0
Adjective (2)
- undertaken in good faith“a bona fide offer”Synonyms: bona fide
- not counterfeit or copied“an authentic signature”“a bona fide manuscript”“an unquestionable antique”“photographs taken in a veritable bull ring”Synonyms: authenticbona fideunquestionableveritable
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Bona fide \Bo"na fi"de\ [L.] In or with good faith; without fraud or deceit; real or really; actual or actually; genuine or genuinely; as, you must proceed bona fide; a bona fide purchaser or transaction. [1913 Webster]