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

The girl described the suspect as a male, approximately 6 feet tall, heavyset, with dark tan skin and dark brown, medium-length hair extending to his ears, visible beneath a hooded sweatshirt. —Harry Harris, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025

Hailey opted out of wearing Blue Jays gear, instead choosing a gray hooded jacket. —Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025

Melodee Buzzard wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt and what appears to be a wig. —Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 27 Oct. 2025

Soon after, though, Ron is getting a security alert with a horror-movie shot of a hooded figure in a hockey mask sitting in a Tecca chair outside the Trosper house, shaking his head manically. —Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 27 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for hooded

• wooded