low-rise

adjective

ˈlō-ˈrīz 

1

: having few stories and not usually equipped with elevators

a low-rise apartment/office building

2

: of, relating to, or characterized by low-rise buildings

a low-rise housing development

3

: having a shorter than standard rise (see rise entry 2 sense 7)

low-rise jeans

The finishing touch of her ensemble then came in the form of "old school," low-rise brown suede … pants and coordinating brown leather boots.

—Claudia Miller

Jeans can also be OK … in some work environments, but not the "Saturday night jeans" that are low-rise and sexy.

—Paula Rath

Examples of low-rise in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Try her layering techniques of t-shirts and cardigans under fur coats or tiny tops and low-rise jeans as a combo under a coat. —Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 15 Apr. 2024

Rocky, meanwhile, stood out in a black beanie with white hair clips pinned to it and a light blue vest over a black sweater, along with a pair of super low-rise jeans. —Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 14 Apr. 2024

In Santa Ana, Calif., a low-rise strip mall turned into a community center that includes 55 apartments. —Irina Ivanova, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2024

The town’s latest housing element intends to change that by creating two new zoning districts that would allow for multifamily housing between four and 20 units per acre — think townhouses or low-rise, mixed-use apartments. —Kate Talerico, The Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2024

Advertisement The plan still represents an addition of more than 980,000 square feet to the 25-acre site at Beverly Boulevard and Fairfax Avenue that retains a suburban-style low-density appearance with soundstages, low-rise offices and support facilities flanked by asphalt parking lots. —Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024

Today, only the low-rise hotel room wings remain of the original Tropicana structure. —Rio Yamat, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2024

Plus, many of them can be worn as low-rise or high-waist bikinis, which is great for switching up your look. —Andrea Navarro, Glamour, 29 Mar. 2024

As if her pants weren’t controversial enough, Moss opted for a pair of low-rise skinny jeans—a double whammy for those who want the 2000s to stay dead and buried. —Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 18 Mar. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1922, in the meaning defined at sense 1