taste vs esthesis

esthesis vs taste

taste and esthesis both are nouns.

taste is a verb but esthesis is not a verb.

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

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

taste: the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus
esthesis: an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation

Other hypernyms of taste include aesthesis, sensation, sense datum, sense experience, sense impression.

taste (noun)	esthesis (noun)
a kind of sensing; distinguishing substances by means of the taste buds	an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
delicate discrimination (especially of esthetic values)
the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus
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

taste (verb)	esthesis (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

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