gustatory perception vs sweetness

sweetness vs gustatory perception

gustatory perception and sweetness both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
gustatory perception	Yes	No	No	No
sweetness	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, sweetness is a hyponym of gustatory perception; that is, sweetness is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than gustatory perception:

gustatory perception: the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus
sweetness: the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth

Other hyponyms of gustatory perception include flavor, flavour, nip, relish, sapidity, savor, savour, smack, tang, sugariness, sweet, sour, sourness, tartness, bitter, bitterness, salinity, salt, saltiness, astringence, astringency, finish, flatness, mellowness.

gustatory perception (noun)	sweetness (noun)
the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus	the property of tasting as if it contains sugar
	a pleasingly sweet olfactory property
	the quality of giving pleasure
	the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth

Difference between gustatory perception and sweetness

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