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 towel is made of microfiber, which is good for keeping little ones warm after a bath. —Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2025

He was last seen wearing black hooded sweatshirt and gray basketball shorts and was armed with a handgun. —Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025

The crowd moved south into the Broadway corridor, where the LAPD said businesses reported being looted around 11 p.m. Video recorded by an ABC7 helicopter showed people wearing masks and hooded sweatshirts breaking into a shoe store. —Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2025

Then a mysterious man dressed in a black hooded sweatshirt and black pants entered the ring. —Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 8 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for hooded

• wooded