airy vs operant

airy

adj
  • Having an affected manner; being in the habit of putting on airs; affectedly grand. 

  • light-hearted; vivacious 

  • Having the light and aerial tints true to nature. 

  • an airy situation 

  • Spacious, well lit, well ventilated. 

  • Relating or belonging to air; high in air; aerial. 

  • Consisting of air. 

  • Resembling air; thin; unsubstantial; not material; airlike. 

  • Not based on reality; having no solid foundation 

  • Relating to the spirit or soul; delicate; graceful. 

  • Open to a free current of air; exposed to the air; breezy. 

operant

adj
  • That operates to produce an effect. 

noun
  • Any of a class of behaviors that produce consequences by operating (i.e., acting) upon the environment. 

  • An operative person or thing. 

How often have the words airy and operant occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )