lenience vs tolerance

lenience and tolerance both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
lenience	Yes	No	No	No
tolerance	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, tolerance is a hypernym of lenience; that is, tolerance is a word with a broader meaning than lenience:

lenience: lightening a penalty or excusing from a chore by judges or parents or teachers
tolerance: the act of tolerating something

As nouns, tolerance is a hypernym of lenience; that is, tolerance is a word with a broader meaning than lenience:

Other hypernyms of lenience include permissiveness.

lenience (noun)	tolerance (noun)
lightening a penalty or excusing from a chore by judges or parents or teachers	the act of tolerating something
mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerant	a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits
a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone	the power or capacity of an organism to tolerate unfavorable environmental conditions
	a disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior
	willingness to recognize and respect the beliefs or practices of others