sensation vs taste

taste vs sensation

sensation and taste both are nouns.

sensation is not a verb while taste is a verb.

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

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

sensation: an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
taste: the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus

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

sensation (noun)	taste (noun)
an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation	a kind of sensing; distinguishing substances by means of the taste buds
the faculty through which the external world is apprehended	delicate discrimination (especially of esthetic values)
a general feeling of excitement and heightened interest	the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus
someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field	the faculty of distinguishing sweet, sour, bitter, and salty properties in the mouth
a state of widespread public excitement and interest	a brief experience of something
	a strong liking
	a small amount eaten or drunk

sensation (verb)	taste (verb)
	experience briefly
	take a sample of
	perceive by the sense of taste
	distinguish flavors
	have flavor; taste of something
	have a distinctive or characteristic taste

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