quest vs search

quest and search both are nouns.

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

As nouns, search is a hypernym of quest; that is, search is a word with a broader meaning than quest:

quest: the act of searching for something
search: the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone

Other hypernyms of quest include hunt, hunting.

As nouns, search is a hypernym of quest; that is, search is a word with a broader meaning than quest:

quest (noun)	search (noun)
the act of searching for something	the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone
a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria	boarding and inspecting a ship on the high seas
	an investigation seeking answers
	the examination of alternative hypotheses
	an operation that determines whether one or more of a set of items has a specified property

quest (verb)	search (verb)
seek alms, as for religious purposes	inquire into
express the need or desire for	try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
bark with prolonged noises, of dogs	subject to a search
search the trail of (game)	search or seek
make a search (for)