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

Next to the casino, an architectural curiosity soars over this low-rise town. —John Oseid, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025

For the occasion, Rihanna wore a seafoam green button-down vest, a white button-down shirt, a duster jacket and low-rise gray denim jeans. —Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 28 June 2025

Hip bones are jutting out once more from above low-rise jeans. —Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 25 June 2025

The three-condo Champlain Towers complex was a huge development for the quiet, low-rise town of Surfside in 1981, when it was completed. —Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 24 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1922, in the meaning defined at sense 1