abgelegen
remote; secluded
English translations
- 01
remote, secluded, isolated
- 02
secluded
- 03
isolated
- 04
remote
Word details
- German meaning
- Abgelegen bedeutet, weit entfernt von anderen Orten oder Menschen zu sein.
- English meaning
- remote
- Synonym
- entlegen, isoliert
- German example
- Das Haus liegt in einer abgelegenen Gegend.
- English example
- The house is located in a remote area.
- Comparative
- abgelegenerSuperlative: am abgelegensten
Related words
- Abgelegenheit
The state of being far away from other places or people.
- eremitisch
hermitic
- monastisch
monastic
- Südpol
South Pole
- weitentlegen
Remote, far-flung
- Kernwaffenversuch
Nuclear weapons test
- Muschilecken
Cozy nook, quiet corner
- außengelegen
outlying
- Köhler
Charcoal maker
- Einöde
Wilderness, desolation
- Klause
Hermitage
- Feldforschung
field research
- Gelaß
Room, chamber, private room
- Wegelagerer
Highwayman
- Dinglein
Small valley, glen
- Zisterzienser
Cistercian
- abliegen
to rest, to lie
- eigenbrötlerisch
Individualistic, eccentric
- entlegen
Remote
- hinterwäldlerisch
backwoods, provincial, unsophisticated
- Provinz
province, countryside
- Kaff
backwater
- Kaff
backwater
- Exklave
Exclave
- Hinterstube
Back room
- Priorei
Priory
- Privatsträßchen
A private lane is a small, private road, often located on private property.
- Privatsträßlein
Private lane
- Einsiedelei
Hermitage
- entfernt
distant
- Kloster
Monastery
- abwendig
averse, remote
Example sentences with “abgelegen”
Wir haben ein abgelegenes Haus im Wald gemietet. (We rented a remote house in the forest.)
Frequently asked questions
What does 'abgelegen' literally mean?
It means 'off-lying', describing something far from main routes or populated areas.