forgiveness vs kindness

forgiveness and kindness both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
forgiveness	Yes	No	No	No
kindness	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, kindness is a hypernym of forgiveness; that is, kindness is a word with a broader meaning than forgiveness:

Other hypernyms of forgiveness include benignity.

forgiveness (noun)	kindness (noun)
the act of excusing a mistake or offense	a kind act
compassionate feelings that support a willingness to forgive	the quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic
	tendency to be kind and forgiving