appeal vs suit

appeal and suit both are nouns.

appeal and suit both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
appeal	Yes	No	Yes	No
suit	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, suit is a hyponym of appeal; that is, suit is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than appeal:

appeal: earnest or urgent request
suit: a petition or appeal made to a person of superior status or rank

Other hyponyms of appeal include adjuration, demagoguery, demagogy, plea, supplication, solicitation, courting, courtship, wooing.

appeal (noun)	suit (noun)
(law) a legal proceeding in which the appellant resorts to a higher court for the purpose of obtaining a review of a lower court decision and a reversal of the lower court's judgment or the granting of a new trial	a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy
attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates	a set of garments (usually including a jacket and trousers or skirt) for outerwear all of the same fabric and color
earnest or urgent request	playing card in any of four sets of 13 cards in a pack; each set has its own symbol and color
request for a sum of money	a petition or appeal made to a person of superior status or rank
	a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage)
	(slang) a businessman dressed in a business suit

appeal (verb)	suit (verb)
request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection	accord or comport with
cite as an authority; resort to	enhance the appearance of
be attractive to	be agreeable or acceptable
take a court case to a higher court for review	be agreeable or acceptable to
challenge (a decision)

Difference between appeal and suit

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