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bona fide

/ˌbəʊnə ˈfaɪdi/adjective

उच्चारण बोन फ़ाइडी

वास्तविक, असली, सद्भावपूर्ण

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adjective
  1. 1

    genuine, real or legal; not false

    वास्तविक, असली, सद्भावपूर्ण

    • a bona fide student
    • Only bona fide residents can apply.
    • The shop sells only bona fide Kanchipuram silk.
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    • You need to be a bona fide member to enter the club.
    • The bank asked for proof that he was a bona fide customer.

    Synonyms genuine authentic real legitimate valid

    Opposite fake bogus fraudulent sham

adverb
  1. 1

    in good faith; without intending to deceive

    सद्भाव से

    • The offer was made bona fide.
    • The buyer acted bona fide and had no idea that the goods were stolen.
    • She signed the papers bona fide and did not know of the fraud.
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    • The company acted bona fide when it hired the new agent.
    • He claimed that he had made the statement bona fide.

    Synonyms sincerely honestly in good faith

≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling

Bona fide, two words (not 'bonafide' or 'bonafied'); from Latin, 'in good faith'.

Bona fide, दो शब्द ('bonafide' या 'bonafied' गलत है); Latin से, 'सद्भाव में'।

§Grammar and usage

The opposite Latin phrase is mala fide (in bad faith, with intent to deceive).

विपरीत Latin वाक्यांश mala fide (दुर्भावना से, धोखे के इरादे से) है।

⌂Word origin and word building

Related phrases: bona fides (proof of honesty).

संबंधित वाक्यांश bona fides (ईमानदारी का प्रमाण)।

✓In the exam

General knowledge

Exam: a bona fide certificate (from a school or college) proves that a person is a genuine student.

परीक्षा में bona fide certificate (स्कूल या कॉलेज से) सिद्ध करता है कि व्यक्ति वास्तविक छात्र है।