taste sensation vs sour

sour vs taste sensation

taste sensation and sour both are nouns.

taste sensation is not an adjective while sour is an adjective.

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

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

As nouns, sour is a hyponym of taste sensation; that is, sour 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
sour: the taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice is taken into the mouth

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

taste sensation (noun)	sour (noun)
the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus	the property of being acidic
	the taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice is taken into the mouth
	a cocktail made of a liquor (especially whiskey or gin) mixed with lemon or lime juice and sugar

taste sensation (adjective)	sour (adjective)
	having a sharp biting taste
	showing a brooding ill humor
	inaccurate in pitch
	smelling of fermentation or staleness
	in an unpalatable state
	one of the four basic taste sensations; like the taste of vinegar or lemons

taste sensation (verb)	sour (verb)
	go sour or spoil
	make sour or more sour

Difference between taste sensation and sour

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