hearing vs modality

modality vs hearing

hearing and modality both are nouns.

hearing is an adjective but modality is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
hearing	Yes	Yes	No	No
modality	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, modality is a hypernym of hearing; that is, modality is a word with a broader meaning than hearing:

hearing: the ability to hear; the auditory faculty
modality: a particular sense

Other hypernyms of hearing include sense modality, sensory system, exteroception.

hearing (noun)	modality (noun)
the act of hearing attentively	a method of therapy that involves physical or electrical therapeutic treatment
(law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence	a particular sense
the ability to hear; the auditory faculty	a classification of propositions on the basis of whether they claim necessity or possibility or impossibility
a session (of a committee or grand jury) in which witnesses are called and testimony is taken	verb inflections that express how the action or state is conceived by the speaker
the range within which a voice can be heard
an opportunity to state your case and be heard

hearing (adjective)	modality (adjective)
able to perceive sound

Difference between hearing and modality

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