taste vs sweetness

sweetness vs taste

taste and sweetness both are nouns.

taste is a verb but sweetness is not a verb.

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

As nouns, sweetness is a hyponym of taste; that is, sweetness is a word with a more specific, narrower 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
sweetness: the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth

Other hyponyms of taste include flavor, flavour, nip, relish, sapidity, savor, savour, smack, tang, sugariness, sweet, sour, sourness, tartness, bitter, bitterness, salinity, salt, saltiness, astringence, astringency, finish, flatness, mellowness.

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

taste (verb)	sweetness (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 sweetness

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