Fauvism fauve • Fauvist · · · Info · Definitions · Characters · · Fauvism · · Text Latin · · Script 7 · · Length Definitions · · · (noun) an art movement launched in 1905 whose work was characterized by bright and nonnatural colors and simple forms; influenced the expressionists. Synonyms: fauvism. · · Noun Definition 1 Characters · · F latin capital letter f U+0046 a latin small letter a U+0061 i latin small letter i U+0069 m latin small letter m U+006D s latin small letter s U+0073 u latin small letter u U+0075 v latin small letter v U+0076