- softness - the property of giving little resistance to pressure
--1 is a kind of consistency, consistence, body
Antonyms: hardness
--1 has particulars:compressibility, squeezability, sponginess; downiness, featheriness, fluffiness; flabbiness, limpness, flaccidity; mushiness - softness - a sound property that is free from loudness or stridency
--2 is a kind of sound property
Antonyms: volume, loudness, intensity
--2 has particulars: faintness; decrescendo, diminuendo; piano, pianissimo - softness - a disposition to be lenient in judging others; "softness is not something permitted of good leaders"
--3 is a kind of indulgence, lenience, leniency