sensation vs smell

smell vs sensation

sensation and smell both are nouns.

sensation is not a verb while smell is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sensation	Yes	No	No	No
smell	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, smell is a hyponym of sensation; that is, smell is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sensation:

sensation: an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
smell: the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form

Other hyponyms of sensation include limen, threshold, masking, vision, visual sensation, odor, odour, olfactory perception, olfactory sensation, gustatory perception, gustatory sensation, taste, taste perception, taste sensation, auditory sensation, sound, synaesthesia, synesthesia, subception, subliminal perception.

sensation (noun)	smell (noun)
an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation	the act of perceiving the odor of something
the faculty through which the external world is apprehended	any property detected by the olfactory system
a general feeling of excitement and heightened interest	the faculty that enables us to distinguish scents
someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field	the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
a state of widespread public excitement and interest	the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people

sensation (verb)	smell (verb)
	become aware of not through the senses but instinctively
	emit an odor
	inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense
	smell bad
	have an element suggestive (of something)

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