relationship vs state

relationship and state both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
relationship	Yes	No	No	No
state	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, state is a hypernym of relationship; that is, state is a word with a broader meaning than relationship:

relationship: a state of connectedness between people (especially an emotional connection)
state: the way something is with respect to its main attributes

As nouns, state is a hypernym of relationship; that is, state is a word with a broader meaning than relationship:

relationship: a state involving mutual dealings between people or parties or countries
state: the way something is with respect to its main attributes

relationship (noun)	state (noun)
a relation between people; (`relationship' is often used where `relation' would serve, as in `the relationship between inflation and unemployment', but the preferred usage of `relationship' is for human relations or states of relatedness)	the way something is with respect to its main attributes
(anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption	a politically organized body of people under a single government
a state of connectedness between people (especially an emotional connection)	the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state
a state involving mutual dealings between people or parties or countries	the territory occupied by a nation
	the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
	a state of depression or agitation
	(chemistry) the three traditional states of matter are solids (fixed shape and volume) and liquids (fixed volume and shaped by the container) and gases (filling the container)

relationship (verb)	state (verb)
	express in words
	put before
	indicate through a symbol, formula, etc.