hostility vs war

war vs hostility

hostility and war both are nouns.

hostility is not a verb while war is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
hostility	Yes	No	No	No
war	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, war is a hyponym of hostility; that is, war is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than hostility:

hostility: a state of deep-seated ill-will
war: a legal state created by a declaration of war and ended by official declaration during which the international rules of war apply

Other hyponyms of hostility include latent hostility, tension, state of war, cold war, suspicion.

hostility (noun)	war (noun)
violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked	the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
a hostile (very unfriendly) disposition	a concerted campaign to end something that is injurious
the feeling of a hostile person	an active struggle between competing entities
a state of deep-seated ill-will	a legal state created by a declaration of war and ended by official declaration during which the international rules of war apply

hostility (verb)	war (verb)
	make or wage war

Difference between hostility and war

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