sense vs mental faculty

mental faculty vs sense

sense and mental faculty both are nouns.

sense is a verb but mental faculty is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sense	Yes	No	Yes	No
mental faculty	Yes	No	No	No

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

sense: the faculty through which the external world is apprehended
mental faculty: one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind

Other hypernyms of sense include faculty, module.

sense (noun)	mental faculty (noun)
the faculty through which the external world is apprehended	one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind
sound practical judgment
a general conscious awareness
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

sense (verb)	mental faculty (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 sense and mental faculty

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