A liquid permeable nonwoven topsheet for an absorbent article, the topsheet comprising: a nonwoven, hydrophobic material; and wherein the topsheet comprises a plurality of recesses, a plurality of projections, and a plurality of land areas, wherein the land areas surround at least a majority of the plurality of projections and a plurality of the recesses, wherein the plurality of recesses, the plurality of projections, and the plurality of land areas, together form a first three-dimensional surface on a first side of the topsheet and a second three-dimensional surface on a second side of the topsheet, wherein a majority of the projections have a z-directional height in the range of about 400μm to about 4000μm, according to the Projection Height Test as set out herein, wherein a majority of the recesses define an aperture at a location most distal from a top peak of an adjacent projection, and wherein the majority of the recesses have a z-directional height in the range of about 400μm to about 2000μm, according to the Recess Height Test as set out herein; wherein the substrate has an overall z-directional height in the range of about 800μm to about 6000μm, according to the Overall Substrate Height Test as set out herein; and wherein a hydrophilic material is positioned only proximate to at least some of the apertures in that it is provided only around perimeters of the apertures, only in areas closely surrounding the apertures, and/or only around perimeters of the apertures and in portions of the recesses; and wherein the nonwoven, hydrophobic material comprises: a first nonwoven, hydrophobic layer; a second nonwoven, hydrophobic layer, wherein the first layer is joined to the second layer, and wherein the first layer has a different basis weight than the second nonwoven; wherein a portion of the projections and a portion of the recesses are formed by a portion of the first layer and a portion of the second layer; and wherein the apertures are formed through the first layer and through the second layer; and wherein the projections and land areas are hydrophobic. wherein the topsheet comprises a plurality of recesses, a plurality of projections, and a plurality of land areas, wherein the land areas surround at least a majority of the plurality of projections and a plurality of the recesses, wherein the plurality of recesses, the plurality of projections, and the plurality of land areas, together form a first three-dimensional surface on a first side of the topsheet and a second three-dimensional surface on a second side of the topsheet, wherein a majority of the projections have a z-directional height in the range of about 400μm to about 4000μm, according to the Projection Height Test as set out herein, wherein a majority of the recesses define an aperture at a location most distal from a top peak of an adjacent projection, and wherein the majority of the recesses have a z-directional height in the range of about 400μm to about 2000μm, according to the Recess Height Test as set out herein; wherein the substrate has an overall z-directional height in the range of about 800μm to about 6000μm, according to the Overall Substrate Height Test as set out herein; and wherein a hydrophilic material is positioned only proximate to at least some of the apertures in that it is provided only around perimeters of the apertures, only in areas closely surrounding the apertures, and/or only around perimeters of the apertures and in portions of the recesses; and wherein the nonwoven, hydrophobic material comprises: a first nonwoven, hydrophobic layer; a second nonwoven, hydrophobic layer, wherein the first layer is joined to the second layer, and wherein the first layer has a different basis weight than the second nonwoven; a first nonwoven, hydrophobic layer; a second nonwoven, hydrophobic layer, wherein the first layer is joined to the second layer, and wherein the first layer has a different basis weight than the second nonwoven; wherein a portion of the projections and a portion of the recesses are formed by a portion of the first layer and a portion of the second layer; and wherein the apertures are formed through the first layer and through the second layer; and wherein the projections and land areas are hydrophobic.