taste vs sense modality

sense modality vs taste

taste and sense modality both are nouns.

taste is a verb but sense modality is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
taste	Yes	No	Yes	No
sense modality	Yes	No	No	No

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

taste: the faculty of distinguishing sweet, sour, bitter, and salty properties in the mouth
sense modality: a particular sense

Other hypernyms of taste include modality, sensory system, exteroception.

taste (noun)	sense modality (noun)
a kind of sensing; distinguishing substances by means of the taste buds	a particular sense
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)	sense modality (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 taste and sense modality

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