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

Get the look with this low-rise pair, complete with a loose, straight-leg shape that gives you plenty of room through the hips and legs without going quite as wide as some of the other pairs on our list. — Jill Layton, PEOPLE, 14 Aug. 2026

The early 2000s were defined by low-rise jeans, crop tops, and metallic accents. — Samantha Sutton, InStyle, 12 Aug. 2026

Putting a casual spin on the custom Prabal Gurung design, which also featured a flowing train with a bold crimson lining, Hathaway styled the satin top with baggy low-rise jeans from La Ligne – cosigning the controversial Y2K low-rise jeans trend. — Morgan Evans, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026

Hathaway’s footwear served as a colorful complement to a light blue Prabal Gurung top with a dramatic high-low cut and a train, worn with baggy low-rise blue jeans that showed off her baby bump. — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 10 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1922, in the meaning defined at sense 1