Pehmusta
Pehmusta is a Finnish term that denotes the act or result of making something softer, cushioned, or less harsh. It can function as a noun that refers to padding or cushioning material (pehmustus) and as a verb form related to pehmustaa, meaning to soften or cushion. The word is formed from the root meaning soft, with the common Finnish noun suffix -usta used for processes or results.
In practical use, pehmustus appears in several fields. In manufacturing and product design, it designates padding
In language and communication, the concept of pehmusta extends to softening a message to lessen its perceived
See also: pehmuste, pehmustettu, pehmentää. Notes and references would typically include Finnish dictionaries and linguistic corpora