hooded

American  

[hood-id] / ˈhʊd ɪd /

adjective

1. having, or covered with, a hood.

   a hooded jacket.

2. having the shape of a hood; hood-shaped.

3. Zoology. having on the head a hoodlike formation, crest, arrangement of colors, or the like.

4. Botany. cucullate.

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hooded British  

/ ˈhʊdɪd /

adjective

1. covered with, having, or shaped like a hood

2. (of eyes) having heavy eyelids that appear to be half closed

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Other Word Forms

• hoodedness noun

Etymology

Origin of hooded

First recorded in 1400–50, hooded is from the late Middle English word hodid. See hood ¹, -ed ³

Example Sentences

Wearing an ill-fitting hooded sweatshirt, with gray stubbles and baggy eyes, he didn’t look like a typical upscale tourist.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

In May, the father of a man who ran a Malta-based cryptocurrency company was kidnapped by four hooded men in Paris.

From Barron's • Feb. 8, 2026

The alarm was set for 06:45 on Monday and - dressed in a warm hooded jacket, scarf, gloves and sturdy boots - I set off at 07:30 to take photos.

From BBC • Jan. 9, 2026

My eyes would be equally hooded, or not hooded at all, and my skin smoother.

From Slate • Jan. 7, 2026

One of the hooded figures looked up as I came amongst them, and I saw a strange face, coarse-featured, heavy, with insolent eyes watching me.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin