softness vs lenience

lenience vs softness

softness and lenience both are nouns.

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

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

softness: a disposition to be lenient in judging others
lenience: a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone

Other hypernyms of softness include indulgence, leniency.

softness (noun)	lenience (noun)
the property of giving little resistance to pressure and being easily cut or molded	lightening a penalty or excusing from a chore by judges or parents or teachers
a sound property that is free from loudness or stridency	mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerant
a disposition to be lenient in judging others	a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone
acting in a manner that is gentle and mild and even-tempered
the trait of being effeminate (derogatory of a man)
the quality of being indistinct and without sharp outlines
a visual property that is subdued and free from brilliance or glare
a state of declining economic condition
poor physical condition; being out of shape or out of condition (as from a life of ease and luxury)
the quality of weather that is deliciously mild and soothing

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