barren vs wanty

barren

adj
  • Unproductive; fruitless; unprofitable; empty. 

  • Unable to bear children; sterile. 

  • Of poor fertility, infertile; not producing vegetation. 

  • Mentally dull; stupid. 

  • Bleak. 

noun
  • An area of low fertility and habitation, a desolate place. 

wanty

adj
  • Possessing or indicating lack; deficient. 

noun
  • A stretch of fishing-lines shot in the water. 

  • A girth or belly-band for a horse's harness. 

  • A surcingle, or strap of leather, used for binding a load upon the back of an animal. 

  • A leather tie; a short wagon rope. 

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