Bona fide and Certain

Bona fide

Bona fide adjective - Being exactly as appears or as claimed.

Certain and bona fide are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Certain" instead an adjective phrase "Bona fide".

Certain

Certain adjective - Known but not named.

Bona fide and certain are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bona fide" instead an adjective "Certain".

Nearby Words: certainty, certainly

Both terms in one sentence

  • Metroid Prime: Hunters also includes a bona fide Rocket Jump: if Samus fires a missile (or certain other weapons) at the ground, she takes damage and gets knocked into the air a bit.
    Source: Rocket Jump
  • It turns out her father used gene therapy to "enhance" Aurora to get pregnant at a certain time in order for the Noelites to become a "bona fide religion" by having a virgin birth.
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