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Warfare vs Wars - What's the difference?

warfare | wars |

As nouns the difference between warfare and wars

is that warfare is the waging of war or armed conflict against an enemy while wars is plural of lang=en.

As verbs the difference between warfare and wars

is that warfare is to lead a military life; to carry on continual wars while wars is third-person singular of war.

warfare

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • The waging of war or armed conflict against an enemy.
  • * Bible, 1 Sam. xxviii. 1
    • The Philistines gathered their armies together for warfare , to fight with Israel.
  • Military operations of some particular kind e.g. guerrilla warfare.

    • Derived terms

    * antiwarfare * asymmetric warfare * biological warfare * chemical warfare * class warfare * conventional warfare * cyberwarfare * e-warfare * electronic warfare * germ warfare * guerrilla warfare * information warfare * open warfare * psychological warfare * siege warfare * spiritual warfare * trench warfare * warfarer

    Related terms

    * war

    Verb

    (warfar)
  • To lead a military life; to carry on continual wars.
    • *

    wars

    English

    Noun

    (head)
    • He's tough. He's been through all the wars .

    Verb

    (head)
  • (war)
    • His envy wars at his generosity.