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

Shearling was also rendered in a hooded bomber jacket design and as a detail on the collar of deerskin leather flight jackets. —Sandra Salibian, WWD, 21 Jan. 2025

The video shows a man whose face isn't visible, in a hooded sweatshirt, holding what appears to be a firearm, AP reported. —Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 19 Jan. 2025

Cops released photos of the suspects, with one shown wearing a gray jacket, black hooded sweatshirt, black pants and black shoes, and the other sporting a green hooded sweatshirt, purple face mask, dark pants and gray shoes. —Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 19 Jan. 2025

On the nearby racks hung smock dresses in earthy colors called basalt and scarab, barrel-leg ecru denim trousers and seaweed green hooded wax-cotton parkas. —Thessaly La Force, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1