quest

¹quest

noun \ˈkwest\

Definition of QUEST

1

a : a jury of inquest b : investigation

2

: an act or instance of seeking: a : pursuit, search b : a chivalrous enterprise in medieval romance usually involving an adventurous journey

3

obsolete : a person or group of persons who search or make inquiry

Examples of QUEST

1. They went on a quest for gold.
2. The team's quest to win a championship finally came to an end.
3. He refuses to give up his quest to discover the truth.

Origin of QUEST

Middle English, from Anglo-French queste, Vulgar Latin *quaesta, from Latin, feminine of quaestus, past participle of quaerere

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to QUEST

Synonyms: hunt, search

Related Words: shakedown; sweep; chase, pursuit; recon, reconnaissance, scout; canvass (also canvas), survey; exploration, probe; forage

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Rhymes with QUEST

best, breast, Brest, chest, crest, gest, geste, guest, hest, jessed, jest, lest, nest, pest, rest, test, tressed, vest, west, wrest, zest