sour vs taste sensation

taste sensation vs sour

sour and taste sensation both are nouns.

sour is an adjective but taste sensation is not an adjective.

sour is a verb but taste sensation is not a verb.

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

As nouns, taste sensation is a hypernym of sour; that is, taste sensation is a word with a broader meaning than sour:

sour: the taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice is taken into the mouth
taste sensation: the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus

Other hypernyms of sour include gustatory perception, gustatory sensation, taste, taste perception.

sour (noun)	taste sensation (noun)
the property of being acidic	the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus
the taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice is taken into the mouth
a cocktail made of a liquor (especially whiskey or gin) mixed with lemon or lime juice and sugar

sour (adjective)	taste sensation (adjective)
having a sharp biting taste
showing a brooding ill humor
inaccurate in pitch
smelling of fermentation or staleness
in an unpalatable state
one of the four basic taste sensations; like the taste of vinegar or lemons

sour (verb)	taste sensation (verb)
go sour or spoil
make sour or more sour

Difference between sour and taste sensation

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