Nonwoven fabrics and absorbent articles having shaped, soft and textured nonwoven fabrics

An absorbent article comprising:

• a through air bonded nonwoven fabric topsheet comprising a wearer-facing surface, wherein a portion of the wearer-facing surface has:
• a TS7 value in the range of about 1 dB V2 rms to about 4.5 dB V2 rms, according to the Emtec Test;
• and
• a TS750 value in the range of about 6 dB V2 rms to about 15 dB V2 rms, according to the Emtec Test;
• wherein the portion of the wearer-facing surface has a first visually discernible pattern of three-dimensional features, each of the three dimensional features having a first region and a second region, the first region having a different basis weight than the second region;
• wherein the portion of the wearer-facing surface has a second visually discernible pattern of three-dimensional features, each of the three dimensional features having a first region and a second region, the first region having a different basis weight than the second region;
• wherein a difference in values for basis weight in the first region and the second region in the first visually discernible pattern is different than a difference in values for basis weight in the first region and the second region in the second visually discernible pattern;
• and
• through air bonded outer cover nonwoven material comprising a garment-facing surface, wherein a portion of the garment-facing surface has:
• a TS7 value in the range of about 1 dB V2 rms to about 4.5 dB V2 rms, according to the Emtec Test;
• and
• a TS750 value in the range of about 6 dB V2 rms to about 15 dB V2 rms, according to the Emtec Test;
• and
• wherein the portion of the garment-facing surface has a visually discernible pattern of three-dimensional features, each of the three dimensional features having a first region and a second region, the first region having a different basis weight than the second region.

An absorbent article comprising:

• a through air bonded nonwoven topsheet;
• a backsheet;
• an absorbent core positioned at least partially intermediate the topsheet and the backsheet;
• and
• a through air bonded nonwoven outer cover joined to the backsheet;
• wherein a first portion of a wearer-facing side of the through air bonded nonwoven topsheet and a second portion of a garment-facing side of the through air bonded nonwoven outer cover each have a TS7 value in the range of about 1 dB V2 rms to about 4.5 dB V2 rms, according to the Emtec Test;
• wherein the first portion of the wearer-facing surface of the through air bonded nonwoven topsheet has a first visually discernible pattern of three-dimensional features, each of the three dimensional features having a first region and a second region, the first region having a different basis weight than the second region;
• wherein the first portion of the wearer-facing surface of the through air bonded nonwoven topsheet has a second visually discernible pattern of three-dimensional features, each of the three dimensional features having a first region and a second region, the first region having a different basis weight than the second region;
• wherein a difference in values for basis weight in the first region and the second region in the first visually discernible pattern is different than a difference in values for basis weight in the first region and the second region in the second visually discernible pattern;
• and
• wherein the second portion of the garment-facing side of the through air bonded nonwoven outer cover has a TS750 value that is about 1.5 to about 2 times greater than a TS750 value of the first portion of the wearer-facing side of the through air bonded nonwoven topsheet.