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

There is also a cap-sleeve T-shirt for 6.99 pounds, and a pair of sequined low-rise trousers in baby blue for 34.49 pounds. —Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 12 May 2025

Several Bounty Hunter Bloods were killing a fellow Blood on the first floor of a low-rise unit. —Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone, 11 May 2025

In front of the college’s art gallery, students modeled clothes from fellow student designers — low-rise pants, floral and satin skirts, pastel hoodies and bubble skirts — alongside student art exhibitions. —Gabrielle Gillette, Oc Register, 9 May 2025

These low-rise boxer-style shorts are made from a super-soft denim blend and come in three washes. —Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1922, in the meaning defined at sense 1