Henri Emile Benoit Matisse hen·rie·mi·lebenoitmatisse uncommon noun 1. French painter and sculptor; leading figure of Fauvism (1869-1954) SynonymsMatisseHenri MatisseHenri Emile Benoit Matisse Related words Broader terms painter WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.