sense modality vs sense

sense modality and sense both are nouns.

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

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

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

sense modality (noun)	sense (noun)
a particular sense	the faculty through which the external world is apprehended
	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 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