sweetness vs taste

taste vs sweetness

sweetness and taste both are nouns.

sweetness is not a verb while taste is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sweetness	Yes	No	No	No
taste	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

sweetness: the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth
taste: 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 sweetness include gustatory perception, gustatory sensation, taste perception, taste sensation.

sweetness (noun)	taste (noun)
the property of tasting as if it contains sugar	a kind of sensing; distinguishing substances by means of the taste buds
a pleasingly sweet olfactory property	delicate discrimination (especially of esthetic values)
the quality of giving pleasure	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 sugar dissolves in the mouth	the faculty of distinguishing sweet, sour, bitter, and salty properties in the mouth
	a brief experience of something
	a strong liking
	a small amount eaten or drunk

sweetness (verb)	taste (verb)
	experience briefly
	take a sample of
	perceive by the sense of taste
	distinguish flavors
	have flavor; taste of something
	have a distinctive or characteristic taste

Difference between sweetness and taste

Words related to "taste"

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