smell vs sense datum

sense datum vs smell

smell and sense datum both are nouns.

smell is a verb but sense datum is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
smell	Yes	No	Yes	No
sense datum	Yes	No	No	No

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

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

Other hypernyms of smell include aesthesis, esthesis, sensation, sense experience, sense impression.

smell (noun)	sense datum (noun)
the act of perceiving the odor of something	an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
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)	sense datum (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 sense datum

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