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FAUVISM
Definition of FAUVISM
noun
An artistic movement of the first decade of the 20th century which emphasized spontaneity and the use of extremely bright colors.
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Other senses
FAUVISM carries 2 further meanings.
noun
An early 20th-century movement in painting begun by a group of French artists and marked by the use of bold, often distorted forms and vivid colors.
noun
An artistic movement of the last part of the 19th century which emphasized spontaneity and the use of extremely bright colors.
Where it comes from
From French fauvisme, attributed to French art critic Louis Vauxcelles.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- French
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
5th
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
7.2%
of traced words share this origin (2,081)
branch · 15.4% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
FAUVISM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 41 boards so far. 106 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 35, 24 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 143, 10 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 35, 24 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FAUVISM starts with F and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read AFIMSUV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start FAUVIS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 35
Could you have found FAUVISM?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 35 - and most players walked straight past it.
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