Unlike the Amish, Mennonite men do not wear beards. The fabrics worn by traditional Mennonite women typically have patterns and designs, in contrast to the plain fabrics of Amish women.

Other Mennonites maintain traditions similar to the Amish, with tight-knit, separatist communities marked by such things as limited technology, nonviolence, male leadership and traditional dress ...

The Amish are a group of plain people who are similar to but different than the Mennonite. The Amish has a long history that is intertwined with the "English" communities they are near.