Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hooded

/ˈhʊdɪd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.28 in modern English

Syllables: hood-ed
IPA: /ˈhʊdɪd/

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Wearing a hood.

adj

Covered with a hood.

adj

Shaped like a hood.

adj

Having a crest or similar elastic skin or muscle or bone in the neck or behind-the-head area.

adj

Having a single, unbroken line of colour from the full head down to the spine and possibly towards the tail.

adj

Fitted with a hood.

adj

Having thick, drooping eyelids.

adj

Slang

Example Sentences

"A hooded anorak."

Etymology

From hood + -ed.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈhʊdɪd/
British English: /ˈhʊdɪd/

Usage

Slang

Derived Forms

hoodedness nonhooded

Phrases

black-hooded antshrike Gould's hooded snake grey-hooded attila grey-hooded bunting hooded crane hooded crow hooded grebe hooded gull

Synonyms

helmeted cowled

Antonyms

unhooded

Rhymes With

wooded

Questions

How do you pronounce hooded?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhʊdɪd/.
What does hooded mean?: Wearing a hood.
Where does hooded come from?: From hood + -ed.

How to pronounce hooded

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