modality vs sense

sense vs modality

modality and sense both are nouns.

modality is not a verb while sense is a verb.

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

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

modality: a particular sense
sense: the faculty through which the external world is apprehended

Other hypernyms of modality include sensation, sensory faculty, sentience, sentiency.

modality (noun)	sense (noun)
a method of therapy that involves physical or electrical therapeutic treatment	the faculty through which the external world is apprehended
a particular sense	sound practical judgment
a classification of propositions on the basis of whether they claim necessity or possibility or impossibility	a general conscious awareness
verb inflections that express how the action or state is conceived by the speaker	a natural appreciation or ability
	the meaning of a word or expression; the way in which a word or expression or situation can be interpreted

modality (verb)	sense (verb)
	discern
	become aware of not through the senses but instinctively
	perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles
	detect some circumstance or entity automatically

Difference between modality and sense

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