smell vs exteroception

exteroception vs smell

smell and exteroception both are nouns.

smell is a verb but exteroception is not a verb.

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

As nouns, exteroception is a hypernym of smell; that is, exteroception is a word with a broader meaning than smell:

smell: the faculty that enables us to distinguish scents
exteroception: sensitivity to stimuli originating outside of the body

Other hypernyms of smell include modality, sense modality, sensory system.

smell (noun)	exteroception (noun)
the act of perceiving the odor of something	sensitivity to stimuli originating outside of the body
any property detected by the olfactory system
the faculty that enables us to distinguish scents
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people

smell (verb)	exteroception (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)

Difference between smell and exteroception

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