low maintenance
Americanadjective
-
needing a lower than average degree of maintenance.
-
easy-going, not demanding or difficult.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
The reasons go well beyond just high gas prices: They’re low maintenance, and so snappy to drive that even the cheaper models make the average gas car feel sluggish.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026
Some import players are demanding “but not Adam. He kept saying ‘Omar, I’m low maintenance, don’t worry about me.’”
From Seattle Times • Nov. 30, 2023
"Who doesn't want a mini cat? But the trouble is with mini cats, they grow. Kittens grow. And they're seen as a low maintenance animal, but they're not, they're quite complex creatures."
From BBC • Aug. 19, 2023
Murphy isn’t alone in rejecting traditional lawns; she’s part of a growing trend of homeowners and landscapers looking for drought tolerant and low maintenance alternatives to turf grass.
From National Geographic • Jul. 20, 2023
I sensed she was trying to calculate whether good grades made me low maintenance or more trouble.
From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
