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

The $1,200 low-rise cotton jean landed in the zeitgeist when multi-Grammy Award-winner Kendrick Lamar wore it to his Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show performance. —Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 1 May 2025

This spirit of elegant, everyday adornment stands in sharp contrast to the Y2K era of crop tops and low-rise jeans, Wallner says, when people actually needed something to tell the time, and therefore gravitated towards eye-popping, in-your-face, men’s styles. —Talia Abbas, Vogue, 29 Apr. 2025

Location The property is in the heart of the low-rise district alongside Eagle Beach. —Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 26 Apr. 2025

Honor the cropped fit with a pair of low-rise jeans. —Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 25 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1922, in the meaning defined at sense 1