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

In 2015, the Princess Diaries alum shut down the carpet in a gold hooded column dress. —Catherine Santino, People.com, 5 May 2025

Security footage captured a hooded person running from the scene of the crime, but the person, now believed to be Moore, was never identified. —Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 3 May 2025

She was last seen in surveillance footage wearing black shorts, a gray hooded sweatshirt with a Liberty Blue Jay logo and a black backpack with sunflowers. —Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 30 Apr. 2025

Drawing from The Last of Us Part II video game, the series introduces these hooded nomads as significant players in the battle for Seattle, facing off against rival factions and threatening the safety of the protagonists Ellie and Dina. —Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for hooded

• wooded