hooded

adjective

hood·​ed ˈhu̇-dəd 

1

: having a hood

2

: shaped like a hood

hooded spathes

3

a

: having the head conspicuously different in color from the rest of the body

hooded bird

b

: having a crest on the head that suggests a hood

hooded seals

c

: having the skin at each side of the neck capable of expansion by movements of the ribs

a hooded cobra

4

: half-closed

hooded eyes

hoodedness noun

Examples of hooded in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

An investigation found security footage of a hooded male wearing a face covering and a backpack walking to the residence several hours before the slaying. —Doha Madani, NBC news, 15 July 2025

Police describe the suspect as Black, wearing a black hooded sweatshirt and black face mask. —Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 13 July 2025

Highlights included the new hooded down jacket, hand-sprayed with a reflective solution containing micro glass spheres, recreating the effect of frozen lake water. —Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 23 June 2025

The witness made the comment shortly after a person wearing dark pants, a hooded sweatshirt and a tan backpack walked from the direction of the fire, the footage showed. —David Clarey, jsonline.com, 3 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for hooded

• wooded