quest vs appeal

appeal vs quest

quest and appeal both are nouns.

quest and appeal both are verbs.

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

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

quest: express the need or desire for
appeal: request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection

Other hyponyms of quest include order, ask, encore, petition, demand, invoke, supplicate, apply, beg, solicit, tap, reserve, challenge, beg off, excuse, demand, claim, call for, invite, ask in, invite, desire, beg, arrogate, claim, lay claim, ask over, ask round, invite, call, ask, ask out, invite out, take out, book, hold, reserve.

quest (noun)	appeal (noun)
the act of searching for something	(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 search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria	attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
	earnest or urgent request
	request for a sum of money

quest (verb)	appeal (verb)
seek alms, as for religious purposes	request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection
express the need or desire for	cite as an authority; resort to
bark with prolonged noises, of dogs	be attractive to
search the trail of (game)	take a court case to a higher court for review
make a search (for)	challenge (a decision)

Difference between quest and appeal

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