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Very high energy transfer efficiency (ETE &amp;gt;99%) from the donor TAPP moiety to the acceptor BODIPY moiety on excitation at the TAPP part was observed. However, due to the non-fluorescent nature of naked BODIPY dyes, no fluorescence emission was observed from the BODIPY moiety in both dyads. With increasing solvent viscosities, emission from the BODIPY moieties increases due to the restricted rotation of the BODIPY moieties. Plotting the logarithms of the fluorescent intensity of dyad <jats:bold>5<\/jats:bold> and the viscosity of the solution showed a good linear correlation obeying a F\u00f6rster\u2013Hoffmann equation. Non-fluorescent dyad <jats:bold>5<\/jats:bold> in methanol became greenish-yellow fluorescent in a methanol\/glycerol (1:1) solvent. Furthermore, with an increase in the temperature of the methanol\/glycerol (1:1) system, as the viscosity decreases, the fluorescence also starts decreasing. Thus, dyad <jats:bold>5<\/jats:bold> is capable of sensing the viscosity of the medium via a FRET-based \u201cOff-On\u201d mechanism. 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