seek vs quest

seek and quest both are nouns.

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

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

Other hyponyms of seek include bid.

seek (noun)	quest (noun)
the movement of a read/write head to a specific data track on a disk	the act of searching for something
	a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria

seek (verb)	quest (verb)
inquire for	seek alms, as for religious purposes
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of	express the need or desire for
go to or towards	bark with prolonged noises, of dogs
try to get or reach	search the trail of (game)
make an effort or attempt	make a search (for)