Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wanty

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.18 in modern English

Syllables
wan-ty
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

British usage

noun

A leather tie; a short wagon rope

British usage

noun

A stretch of fishing-lines shot in the water.

British usage

adj

Possessing or indicating lack; deficient.

British usage

Etymology

From Middle English waynte, equivalent to womb + tie.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

wanties (plural) wonty (alternative) wantow (alternative) wantye (alternative) wanton (alternative) more wanty (comparative) most wanty (superlative)

Synonyms

wanting

Questions

What does wanty mean?
A girth or belly-band for a horse's harness.
Where does wanty come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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