quest
A journey or effort in pursuit of a goal (often lengthy, ambitious, or fervent); a mission.
Noun 3 meanings
A journey or effort in pursuit of a goal (often lengthy, ambitious, or fervent); a mission.
“the hero's quest”
The act of seeking, or looking after anything; attempt to find or obtain; search; pursuit.
“to rove in quest of game, of a lost child, of property, etc.”
A short test.
Verb 3 meanings
To seek or pursue a goal; to undertake a mission or job.
To search for something; to seek.
To locate and attach to a host animal.
Etymology
From Middle English quest, queste; partly from Anglo-Norman queste, Old French queste (“acquisition, search, hunt”), and partly from their source, Latin quaesta (“tribute, tax, inquiry, search”), noun use of quaesita, the feminine past participle of quaerō (“to ask, seek”). Doublet of question.
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QUEST at a glance
QUEST has 5 letters and scores 14 points in Scrabble (Q 10 + U 1 + E 1 + S 1 + T 1) and 15 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #4,467 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with quest
All rhymesOne letter away
- GUEST6
- QUESO14
- QUIST14
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