good faith
English
/ˌɡʊd ˈfeɪθ/
noun
Definitions
- Good, honest intentions, even if producing unfortunate results.
Etymology
Com from English good + English faith derived from bone fei derived from Middle French bonne foy derived from Old French bonne foy derived from Latin bona fidēs (good faith).
Origin
Latin
bona fidēs
Gloss
good faith
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- agood English
- anti-good English
- antifaith English
- dogoodery English
- faith English
- faith-based English
- faithbreach English
- faithectomy English
- faithed English
- faithful English
- faithhead English
- faithing English
- faithism English
- faithist English
- faithless English
- faithly English
- faithworthy English
- faithy English
- fay English
- feelgoodery English
- godwit English
- good English
- good morning English
- good name English
- good-minded English
- good-tempered English
- gooden English
- gooder English
- goodest English
- goodfella English
- goodfic English
- goodful English
- goodhearted English
- goodie English
- goodish English
- goodless English
- goodly English
- goodman English
- goodness English
- goodnight English
- goodo English
- goodship English
- goodsire English
- goodsome English
- goodthink English
- goodwife English
- goodwill English
- goody English
- gospel English
- interfaith English
- intrafaith English
- makegood English
- misfaith English
- multifaith English
- nonfaith English
- nongood English
- overgood English
- scattergood English
- smallgood English
- stroygood English
- supergood English
- uber-good English
- unfaith English
- ungood English
- wastegood English
- kut Finnish
- bona fidēs Latin
- faith Middle English
- good Middle English
- bonne foy Old French
- bonne foy Middle French
- 굿밤 Korean
- gud Volapük
- gut Tok Pisin
- gutnem Tok Pisin
- gutpela Tok Pisin
- bone fei xno
- gudfala Pijin
- gud Nigerian Pidgin
- fay
- good
- faith
- goody
- goodo
- agood
- ungood
- gospel
- faithy
- goodly
- godwit
- gooden
- gooder
- goodie
- nongood
- goodest
- goodish
- faithed
- goodful
- unfaith
- faithly
- goodfic
- goodman
- misfaith
- faithism
- goodsire
- faithful
- goodness
- goodwife
- goodsome
- faithing
- nonfaith
- goodless
- goodship
- goodwill
- makegood
- overgood
- faithist
- goodnight
- good name
- uber-good
- faithless
- smallgood
- wastegood
- antifaith
- faithhead
- goodfella
- supergood
- stroygood
- dogoodery
- anti-good
- goodthink
- intrafaith
- interfaith
- multifaith
- faithworthy
- faithectomy
- goodhearted
- feelgoodery
- faith-based
- good-minded
- faithbreach
- scattergood
- good morning
- good-tempered