bona fides
Evidence of legitimacy
Bona fides is evidence of good faith, authenticity, or legitimate credentials.
From Latin meaning "good faith," it typically refers to proof that someone is who they claim to be or has the qualifications they profess: The reporter verified her bona fides before granting the interview.
Unlike most Latin plurals, bona fides functions as singular in English: His bona fides is beyond question.
Quality of being real
- legitimacyLawful or rightful status
- validityQuality of being sound
- veracityConformity to fact
- sincerityHonest, unfeigned genuineness
truthfulness · credibility · realness · honesty · good faith · earnestness · candor · forthrightness
Attestation of qualification
- accreditationOfficial quality approval
- documentationWritten proof or instructions
- verificationProving something accurate
- attestationFormal declaration confirming truth
qualifications · references · endorsement · clearance · identification · proof · certificate · license
genuineness
Quality of being real
- legitimacyLawful or rightful status
- validityQuality of being sound
- veracityConformity to fact
sincerity · truthfulness · credibility · realness · honesty · good faith · earnestness · candor · forthrightness · trustworthiness
certification
Attestation of qualification
- accreditationOfficial quality approval
- documentationWritten proof or instructions
- verificationProving something accurate
attestation · qualifications · references · endorsement · clearance · identification · proof · certificate · license · permit
- honesty valueshonesty, sincerity, truthfulness, candor, integrity
- credstreet cred, credibility, trust, legitimacy, validity
- good faithgood faith, sincerity, honesty, fair dealing, good conscience
- Roman propertyownership, property, usufruct, servitude, servitudes
- achievementsaccomplishment, achievement, accomplishments, achievements, triumph
- contractsbinding contracts, contract length, lease, clause, contract terms
bona fidesbad faith
Intentional deception in dealings
insincerity · duplicity · deceit · fraudulence · dishonesty
bona fidesuntrustworthiness
Being unreliable or deceitful
unreliability · disrepute · dubiousness · shadiness · ill repute
bona fidesfraud
Intentional criminal trickery
false credentials · forgery · imposture · fakery · counterfeit
confidence, fidelity, bona fide, confide, diffident, confidant, infidelity, perfidy, confiding