[fauve] n, often cap [F, lit., wild animal, fr. fauve tawny, wild, fr. OF falve tawny, of Gmc origin; akin to OHG falo fallow--more at fallow] (1931): a painter practicing fauvism: fauvist
[2]fauve adj (1945) 1 often cap: of or relating to the fauves
2: vivid in color