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

This hooded jacket has a 12-volt battery with FCC, RoHS and UL certifications. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 5 Nov. 2026

Minnella also pushed Slaiby to explain why police never had pattern recognition testing done on the hooded sweatshirt Ringquist was wearing to determine if she was struck by the Silverado’s tire when the couple was later on Fieldview Drive. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 5 Nov. 2026

There’s also a hooded jacket, shirts, T-shirts, a cap, shorts and a skateboard in house check, alongside a polo embroidered with a Poland Street graphic. — Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 4 Nov. 2026

With the pope smiling warmly in his usual traditional white robes, Dylan wears a hooded black zip-up underneath a jacket and looks at the Bishop of Rome intently. — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for hooded

• wooded