Meaning 1neutral · 88%
a long or difficult search for something important, valuable, or hard to achieve
Natural examples
Their quest for a cure continued for decades.
Her quest to understand the past changed her priorities.
The expedition became a quest for lost manuscripts.
Usage note
Quest suggests persistence and difficulty. It is more elevated than search and often refers to something meaningful rather than routine.
Useful combinations
quest for knowledge — a determined search for greater understanding