Dear
Dear noun - A person with whom one is in love.
Light
Light noun - The steady giving off of the form of radiation that makes vision possible.
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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Angel of God, My guardian dear, To whom His love commits me here Ever this day be at my side To light and guard, to rule and guide.
Source: Guardian Angel -
Could that little elbow nudge and light emphasis on 'dear' be anything but flirtatious?
Source: Ho Yay / Film -
Lampshaded by Trip Tucker when he receives a "Dear John" Letter; 100 light years is as long-distance as it's ever been for humans of that era.
Source: Long Distance Relationship
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Light or Dear. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/dear/light.
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