(n.) The quality or state of being soft; -- opposed to hardness, and used in the various specific senses of the adjective.

acceptance adynamia airiness anemia ascent atony blah feeling bloodlessness bubbliness buoyancy cachexia cachexy carelessness chicken-liveredness chickenheartedness clemency clementness commodiousness compassion convenience cowardice cowardliness coziness cullibility cushioniness daintiness debilitation debility deceivability decrescendo delicacy dimness doughiness down downiness dullness dupability easiness easygoingness ethereality etiolation faintheart faintheartedness faintness fatigue fear feeblemindedness feebleness filminess fine-grainedness fineness flabbiness flaccidity flatness fleshiness floatability fluff fluffiness foaminess fondness forbearance forbearing forcelessness friendliness frothiness fuzz fuzziness gentleness gossameriness greenness gullibility henheartedness hoaxability homelikeness homeliness homeyness hospitality humaneness humanity impotence impotency imprecision impuissance indifference indistinctness infirmity ingenuousness lack of weight languishment languor lassitude laxity laxness lenience leniency lenientness lenity levitation levity lightness lily-liveredness listlessness looseness loosening lowness luxuriousness mashiness mercifulness mercy mildness milksopism milksoppiness milksoppishness moderateness mushiness naiveness naivete naivety negligence overindulgence overpermissiveness pastel pastel color pastiness patience peace peacefulness peach fuzz permissiveness persuadability pigeonheartedness pithiness pity power vacuum powerlessness prostration pubescence pulpiness pulpousness refinement relaxation relaxedness remissness reposefulness restfulness roominess satin satininess seduceability silk silkiness simpleness simplicity slackness sloppiness sluggishness smoothness snugness soft color softheartedness sponginess squashiness strengthlessness subaudibility subduedness subtle color succulence tender feeling tenderheartedness tenderness timidity timidness timorousness tolerance unclearness unheaviness unmanfulness unmanliness unrestraint unsophistication velvet velvetiness volatility warm heart warmheartedness warmness weak-mindedness weakheartedness weakliness weakness weariness weightlessness yeastiness yellowness