tolerance vs lenience

tolerance and lenience both are nouns.

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

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

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

Other hyponyms of tolerance include leniency.

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

Other hyponyms of tolerance include acceptance, sufferance, toleration, indulgence, leniency, overtolerance.

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