1. plural of caducity; the quality or state of being perishable, transient, or liable to fall away; impermanence.
Usage: formal; literary
2. plural of caducity; in biology, the property of certain plant or animal structures that fall off or are shed at a particular stage of development.
Usage: technical; biology

Examples

• The poet reflected on the caducities of human life and the fleeting nature of youth.
• All earthly possessions are subject to caducities; nothing lasts forever.
• The caducities of autumn leaves remind us of nature's cycles.
• Medieval philosophers debated the caducities of mortal existence.
• The caducities of certain flower petals occur only under specific environmental conditions.
• She wrote about the caducities inherent in all material things.