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odor vs sense impression

sense impression vs odor

odor and sense impression both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
odor Yes No No No
sense impression Yes No No No
As nouns, sense impression is a hypernym of odor; that is, sense impression is a word with a broader meaning than odor:
  • odor: the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
  • sense impression: an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
Other hypernyms of odor include aesthesis, esthesis, sensation, sense datum, sense experience.
odor (noun) sense impression (noun)
any property detected by the olfactory system an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
Difference between odor and sense impression

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