hooded

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hooded

/ˈhʊdɪd/ Australia, US, UK
/ˈhɵdɪd/ British, Southern, Standard
/ˈhʉdɪd/ Northern Ireland, Scotland

Where it comes from

From hood + -ed.

adjective

not comparable Wearing a hood.
not comparable Covered with a hood.
not comparable Shaped like a hood.
not comparable, of an animal Having a crest or similar elastic skin or muscle or bone in the neck or behind-the-head area.
Similar: helmeted
not comparable, of a fancy rat Having a single, unbroken line of colour from the full head down to the spine and possibly towards the tail.
not comparable, of clothing Fitted with a hood. A hooded anorak.
Similar: cowled
not comparable, of eyes Having thick, drooping eyelids.
not comparable, slang, uncommon Uncircumcised.

Opposite: unhooded

verb

participle, past simple past and past participle of hood

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: cowl, bonnet, cowling, punk, thug, hoodlum, goon, tough, toughie, capistrate, masked, cap, coat, mantle, veiled, hunting

adjective

Opposite: unhooded

Translations

Every language

adj wearing a hood

Español	encapuchado
Português	encapuzado
Ελληνικά	κουκουλοφόρος koukoulofóros

adj covered with a hood

Français	encapuchonné
Ελληνικά	κουκουλοφόρος koukoulofóros

adj (garment) fitted with a hood

中文	連帽 /连帽 liánmào

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BibTeX

@misc{hooded_2026,
  title = {hooded},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hooded},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}