Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Good faith; sincerity.
- noun Information that serves to guarantee a person's good faith, standing, and reputation; authentic credentials.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Good faith; fair dealing. See
bona fide .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- Good faith; honesty; freedom from fraud or deception.
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- noun
sincerity ,good faith - noun
credentials thatauthenticate a person'sstanding orreputation
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Latin bona fidēs, good faith : bona, feminine of bonus, good + fidēs, faith.]
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Latin bona, nominative feminine singular of bonus ("good"), + fidēs ("faith").
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biocon commented on the word bona fides
The term "bona fides" (L. bɒnā fĭdēs = good faith or trust) is singular. The plural of this term is bonae fides.
The plural of "bona fide" (ablative case of a fem. 5th declension noun), which literally means "with good faith," is "bonis fidebus." See bona fide.
December 4, 2011