distinct vs separate

distinct

adj
  • Separate in place; not conjunct or united; with from. 

  • Different from one another (with the preferable adposition being "from"). 

  • Capable of being perceived very clearly. 

  • Noticeably different from others; distinctive. 

separate

adj
  • Not together (with); not united (to). 

  • Apart from (the rest); not connected to or attached to (anything else). 

noun
  • A printing of an article from a periodical as its own distinct publication and distributed independently, often with different page numbers. 

  • Anything that is sold by itself, especially articles of clothing such as blouses, skirts, jackets, and pants. 

verb
  • To disunite from a group or mass; to disconnect. 

  • To divide (a thing) into separate parts. 

  • To cause (things or people) to be separate. 

  • To divide itself into separate pieces or substances. 

How often have the words distinct and separate occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )