warfare
English
/ˈwɔɹfɛɹ/, /ˈwɔːfɛə/
noun
Definitions
- The waging of war or armed conflict against an enemy.
- Military operations of some particular kind e.g. guerrilla warfare.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English werefare, werre (war) + Middle English fare (journey, going)compound from English war + English fare (travel, journey, departure, fare).
Origin
English
fare
Gloss
travel, journey, departure, fare
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
旅
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Cheesefare English
- European War English
- Pacific War English
- afare English
- afterwar English
- airfare English
- airwar English
- anti-war English
- antiwarfare English
- biowarfare English
- busfare English
- carfare English
- counterwar English
- cyberwar English
- cyberwarfare English
- e-warfare English
- ecowar English
- eelfare English
- evilfare English
- fare English
- farebeater English
- farebox English
- farecard English
- faregate English
- farepayer English
- farer English
- farest English
- fareth English
- farewell English
- fareworthy English
- farrand English
- femto- English
- firk English
- flame war English
- forfare English
- forthfare English
- gunstock war club English
- hellfare English
- homefare English
- hot war English
- iWar English
- illfare English
- infowar English
- interwar English
- miniwar English
- misfare English
- multifare English
- netwar English
- nonwar English
- outwar English
- overfare English
- post-war English
- pre-war English
- prewar English
- pro-war English
- prowar English
- railfare English
- seafare English
- taxifare English
- thoroughfare English
- war English
- war golok English
- war-horn English
- war-ridden English
- warbag English
- warband English
- warbird English
- warblog English
- warblogger English
- warbot English
- warbow English
- warchalk English
- warclub English
- warcore English
- warcraft English
- wardialer English
- wardom English
- wardrive English
- wardriving English
- warfarer English
- warfighter English
- warfighting English
- warfront English
- warful English
- wargamer English
- wargaming English
- warhead English
- warhorse English
- warlady English
- warless English
- warlight English
- warlike English
- warling English
- warlord English
- warly English
- warmaker English
- warman English
- warmate English
- warmonger English
- warmouth English
- warnik English
- warpath English
- warplane English
- warpower English
- warproof English
- warrest English
- warreth English
- warring English
- warrish English
- warship English
- warsome English
- warspeak English
- wartime English
- warwagon English
- warwalking English
- warwood English
- warworn English
- welfare English
- woefare English
- fær Old English
- werre Old English
- fare Middle English
- werefare Middle English
- werre Middle English
- werrely Middle English
- werren Middle English
- werrour Middle English
- yvel fare Middle English
- VukoWAR Serbo-Croatian
- warla Tagalog
- warlahin Tagalog
- *p(i/u)r, *bjar Proto-Sino-Tibetan
- woa Tok Pisin
- waragi Ganda
- war
- firk
- fare
- iWar
- afare
- farer
- warly
- outwar
- warful
- warman
- femto-
- nonwar
- warnik
- warbow
- prewar
- fareth
- airwar
- farest
- warbag
- warbot
- prowar
- wardom
- ecowar
- netwar
- warpath
- warrish
- warband
- welfare
- farebox
- warwood
- warhead
- busfare
- warlike
- warrest
- warclub
- warbird
- illfare
- forfare
- warblog
- warcore
- warworn
- carfare
- airfare
- pro-war
- hot war
- warlady
- farrand
- warship
- warling
- miniwar
- wartime
- woefare
- warsome
- warless
- warlord
- misfare
- warmate
- pre-war
- eelfare
- warreth
- infowar
- seafare
- warring
- wargamer
- hellfare
- cyberwar
- warwagon
- warmouth
- warchalk
- warhorse
- homefare
- evilfare
- railfare
- interwar
- warlight
- warfarer
- warpower
- afterwar
- warfront
- wardrive
- warspeak
- faregate
- anti-war
- warmaker
- farewell
- warproof
- overfare
- war-horn
- warcraft
- post-war
- farecard
- taxifare
- warplane
- flame war
- e-warfare
- wardialer
- war golok
- wargaming
- farepayer
- warmonger
- multifare
- forthfare
- war-ridden
- warblogger
- Cheesefare
- biowarfare
- warfighter
- warwalking
- wardriving
- farebeater
- fareworthy
- counterwar
- warfighting
- antiwarfare
- Pacific War
- thoroughfare
- European War
- cyberwarfare
- gunstock war club