low rise

Not a tower

Low rise describes pants or jeans that sit below the natural waist, typically at or near the hips: low-rise jeans were everywhere in the early 2000s.

The style contrasts with high-rise or mid-rise cuts.

Low-rise also describes buildings with few stories, generally under four: a low-rise apartment complex.

Often hyphenated as low-rise.

Related

hip bones · belly · belly button · midriff · skinny · bootcut · fitted · casual · building · apartment · apartment complex · garden apartment · sprawl · suburban · squat · two-story · single story · walkup

Categories
Opposites
building height

low risehigh rise

Multistory urban building

skyscraper · tower · high-rise building · tall building · tower block

fashion/clothing style (waistline)

low risehigh rise

Multistory urban building

high-waisted · high waist · mom jeans · empire waist · natural waist

urban density and form

low risedowntown

Central business district

urban canyon · skyline

Family

low, rise, lower, lowest, lowly, lowness, lows, rises, risen

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G