low-rise

Meanings

Noun

  • A building of no more than a few stories.

Adjective

  • Of lower-body clothing: whose waistline does not reach the waist, but hangs along the hips.

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Opposite words

Origin

  • A retronym created as an antonym to high-rise.
  • Referring to the low waistline.

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