pardon vs kindness

pardon and kindness both are nouns.

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

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

Other hypernyms of pardon include benignity.

pardon (noun)	kindness (noun)
the act of excusing a mistake or offense	a kind act
the formal act of liberating someone	the quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic
a warrant granting release from punishment for an offense	tendency to be kind and forgiving

pardon (verb)	kindness (verb)
grant a pardon to
accept an excuse for