"good faith" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˌɡʊd ˈfeɪθ/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Forms: more good faith [comparative], most good faith [superlative]
Etymology: Calque of Anglo-Norman bone fei, Middle French bonne foy and Old French bonne foy, en bone fei (“loyally, with honesty, with sincere intention”) (modern French bonne foi (“good faith”), de bonne foi (“in good faith, in earnest”)), from Latin bona fidēs (“good faith”). Etymology templates: {{clq|en|xno|bone fei}} Calque of Anglo-Norman bone fei, {{clq|en|frm|bonne foy|notext=1}} Middle French bonne foy, {{clq|en|fro|bonne foy|notext=1}} Old French bonne foy, {{m+|fr|bonne foi|t=good faith}} French bonne foi (“good faith”), {{der|en|la|bona fidēs|t=good faith}} Latin bona fidēs (“good faith”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} good faith (comparative more good faith, superlative most good faith)
  1. Having or done with good, honest intentions; well-intentioned. Synonyms: good-faith Related terms: bona fide, mala fide Translations (well-intentioned): gutgläubig (German), jóhiszemű (Hungarian), iyi niyetli (Turkish), сумлі́нний (sumlínnyj) [masculine] (Ukrainian), че́сний (čésnyj) [masculine] (Ukrainian), có thiện ý (Vietnamese), didwyll (Welsh)
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  2. Presuming that all parties to a discussion are honest and intend to act in a fair and appropriate manner.
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Noun

IPA: /ˌɡʊd ˈfeɪθ/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation]
Etymology: Calque of Anglo-Norman bone fei, Middle French bonne foy and Old French bonne foy, en bone fei (“loyally, with honesty, with sincere intention”) (modern French bonne foi (“good faith”), de bonne foi (“in good faith, in earnest”)), from Latin bona fidēs (“good faith”). Etymology templates: {{clq|en|xno|bone fei}} Calque of Anglo-Norman bone fei, {{clq|en|frm|bonne foy|notext=1}} Middle French bonne foy, {{clq|en|fro|bonne foy|notext=1}} Old French bonne foy, {{m+|fr|bonne foi|t=good faith}} French bonne foi (“good faith”), {{der|en|la|bona fidēs|t=good faith}} Latin bona fidēs (“good faith”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} good faith (uncountable)
  1. Good, honest intentions, even if producing unfortunate results. Tags: uncountable Translations (good, honest intentions): 誠意 (Chinese Mandarin), 诚意 (chéngyì) (Chinese Mandarin), 誠實 (Chinese Mandarin), 诚实 (chéngshí) (Chinese Mandarin), 善意 (shànyì) (Chinese Mandarin), dobrá víra [feminine] (Czech), vilpitön mieli (Finnish), hyvä usko (Finnish), bonne foi [feminine] (French), Treu und Glauben (German), guter Glaube [masculine] (German), bestes Wissen und Gewissen [neuter] (German), jóhiszeműség (Hungarian), buona fede [feminine] (Italian), 誠意 (seii) (alt: せいい) (Japanese), 誠実 (seijitsu) (alt: せいじつ) (Japanese), bona fidēs [feminine] (Latin), dobra wiara (Polish), boa-fé [feminine] (Portuguese), добросо́вестность (dobrosóvestnostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), че́стное наме́рение (čéstnoje namérenije) [neuter] (Russian), и́скренность (ískrennostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), pona fitesi (Samoan), bona fidi [feminine] (Sicilian), buena fe [feminine] (Spanish), god tro (Swedish), pona fitesi (Tongan), iyi niyet (Turkish), до́брий на́мір (dóbryj námir) [masculine] (Ukrainian), thiện ý (Vietnamese), thành tín (Vietnamese), didwylledd [masculine] (Welsh)
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          "text": "\"This is further proof that ASLEF is willing to negotiate in good faith and modernise our railway. And further proof that the failure of negotiations with the TOCs in England is the responsibility of Transport Secretary Mark Harper, the Department for Transport, and the Rail Delivery Group. That has been laid bare for all to see.\"",
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