warfare vs war

warfare and war both are nouns.

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

As nouns, warfare and war are synonyms defined as:

As nouns, warfare and war are synonyms defined as:

warfare (noun)	war (noun)
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy	the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
an active struggle between competing entities	a concerted campaign to end something that is injurious
	an active struggle between competing entities
	a legal state created by a declaration of war and ended by official declaration during which the international rules of war apply

warfare (verb)	war (verb)
	make or wage war