taste sensation vs flavor

flavor vs taste sensation

taste sensation and flavor both are nouns.

taste sensation is not a verb while flavor is a verb.

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

As nouns, flavor is a hyponym of taste sensation; that is, flavor is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than taste sensation:

taste sensation: the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus
flavor: the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth

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

taste sensation (noun)	flavor (noun)
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 a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth
	(physics) the six kinds of quarks
	the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people

taste sensation (verb)	flavor (verb)
	lend flavor to

Difference between taste sensation and flavor

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