bona fide vs promising

bona fide

adj
  • In good faith; sincere; without deception or ulterior motive. 

  • Genuine; not counterfeit. 

adv
  • In good faith; genuinely, sincerely. 

promising

adj
  • Encouraging and inspiring confidence. 

  • Showing promise, and likely to develop in a desirable fashion. 

  • a promising young apprentice 

noun
  • The act of making a promise. 

How often have the words bona fide and promising occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )