inane vs wanty

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. 

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 inane and wanty occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )