seeking vs effort

seeking and effort both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
seeking	Yes	No	No	No
effort	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, effort is a hypernym of seeking; that is, effort is a word with a broader meaning than seeking:

seeking: an attempt to acquire or gain something
effort: earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

Other hypernyms of seeking include attempt, endeavor, endeavour, try.

seeking (noun)	effort (noun)
the act of searching for something	earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
an attempt to acquire or gain something	use of physical or mental energy; hard work
	a notable achievement
	a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end