noun (n)

• the property of giving little resistance to pressure and being easily cut or molded(noun.attribute)

  Antonym:
  hardness
  

  source: wordnet30
• poor physical condition; being out of shape or out of condition (as from a life of ease and luxury)(noun.state)

  Synonym:
  unfitness
  Antonym:
  fitness, physical fitness
  

  source: wordnet30
• the quality of weather that is deliciously mild and soothing(noun.state)

  Example:
  The climate had the softness of the south of France.
  

  Synonym:
  balminess
  

  source: wordnet30
• a state of declining economic condition(noun.state)

  Example:
  Orders have recently picked up after a period of extreme softness.
  He attributes the disappointing results to softness in the economy.
  

  source: wordnet30
• a sound property that is free from loudness or stridency(noun.attribute)

  Example:
  And in softness almost beyond hearing.
  

  Antonym:
  intensity, loudness, volume
  

  source: wordnet30
• a visual property that is subdued and free from brilliance or glare(noun.attribute)

  Example:
  The softness of the morning sky.
  

  source: wordnet30
• acting in a manner that is gentle and mild and even-tempered(noun.attribute)

  Example:
  Suddenly her gigantic power melted into softness for the baby.
  

  Synonym:
  gentleness, mildness
  

  source: wordnet30
• the quality of being indistinct and without sharp outlines(noun.attribute)

  Synonym:
  blurriness, fogginess, fuzziness, indistinctness
  Antonym:
  distinctness, sharpness
  

  source: wordnet30
• the trait of being effeminate (derogatory of a man)(noun.attribute)

  Example:
  He was shocked by the softness of the atmosphere surrounding the young prince, arising from the superfluity of the femininity that guided him.
  

  Synonym:
  effeminacy, effeminateness, sissiness, unmanliness, womanishness
  

  source: wordnet30
• a disposition to be lenient in judging others(noun.attribute)

  Example:
  Softness is not something permitted of good leaders.
  

  source: wordnet30
• The quality or state of being soft; -- opposed to hardness, and used in the various specific senses of the adjective.(noun)

  source: webster1913