arrant+folly
1infatuation — n. Folly, foolishness, stupefaction, besottedness, arrant folly, passionate absorption, senseless prepossession …
2double-dyed — adjective without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers an arrant fool a complete coward a consummate fool a double dyed villain gross negligence a perfect idiot pure folly …
3sodding — adjective without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers an arrant fool a complete coward a consummate fool a double dyed villain gross negligence a perfect idiot pure folly …
4staring — adjective 1. (used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder staring eyes • Syn: ↑agaze • Similar to: ↑open, ↑opened 2. without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers an arrant fool …
5Stock character — A stock character is one which relies heavily on cultural types or names for his or her personality, manner of speech, and other characteristics. In their most general form, stock characters are related to literary archetypes, but they are often… …
