substance vs softness

softness vs substance

substance and softness both are nouns.

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

As nouns, softness is a hyponym of substance; that is, softness is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than substance:

substance: the property of holding together and retaining its shape
softness: the property of giving little resistance to pressure and being easily cut or molded

Other hyponyms of substance include gaseousness, viscosity, viscousness, thickness, thinness, hardness, breakableness, unbreakableness, porosity, porousness, solidity, solidness, clayeyness, clayiness, clayishness, clayeyness, clayiness, clayishness, lumpiness, doughiness.

substance (noun)	softness (noun)
the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists	the property of giving little resistance to pressure and being easily cut or molded
a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties	a sound property that is free from loudness or stridency
the property of holding together and retaining its shape	a disposition to be lenient in judging others
the idea that is intended	acting in a manner that is gentle and mild and even-tempered
the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience	the trait of being effeminate (derogatory of a man)
content communicating a message; what something is about	the quality of being indistinct and without sharp outlines
considerable capital (wealth or income)	a visual property that is subdued and free from brilliance or glare
material of a particular kind or constitution	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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