good faith

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Etymology

Translated from Latin bonā fide (“in good faith”), the ablative of bona fides (“good faith”), between 1890 and 1895.

Noun

good faith (uncountable)

1. Good, honest intentions, even if producing unfortunate results.

   He made a mistake, but acted in good faith.

   Although this behavior may look suspicious, we should assume good faith.

Translations

good, honest intentions

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 誠意 (cmn), 诚意 (cmn) (chéngyì), 誠實 (cmn), 诚实 (cmn) (chéngshí), 善意 (cmn) (shànyì)

• Finnish: hyvä usko (fi)
• French: bonne foi (fr) f
• German: guter Glaube (de) m
• Japanese: 誠意 (ja) (せいい, seii), 誠実 (ja) (せいじつ, seijitsu)

• Latin: bona fidēs (la) f
• Russian: добросовестность (ru) (dobrosóvestnost’) f, честное намерение (ru) (čéstnoje namérenije) n, искренность (ru) (ískrennost’) f
• Serbo-Croatian: please add this translation if you can
• Slovene: please add this translation if you can
• Spanish: buena fe (es) f

Adjective

good faith (comparative more good faith, superlative most good faith)

1. Having or done with good, honest intentions; well-intentioned.

   A good faith buyer.

   A good faith attempt.

2. Presuming that all parties to a discussion are honest and intend to act in a fair and appropriate manner.

   Good faith bargaining.

Related terms

• bona fide

Antonyms

• bad faith

Translations

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