inane vs lew

inane

adj
  • Lacking sense or meaning (often to the point of boredom or annoyance) (lacking sense): 

  • Purposeless; pointless 

  • Lacking sense or meaning (often to the point of boredom or annoyance) 

noun
  • That which is void or empty. 

lew

adj
  • Weak. 

  • Lukewarm, tepid. 

  • Alee: protected from the wind. 

  • Sickly-looking, pale, wan. 

noun
  • Warmth, heat. 

  • A shelter from the wind, particularly temporary structures raised by shepherds to protect their flocks. 

verb
  • To make warm or lukewarm. 

  • To shelter from the wind. 

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